6th Circuit
Guzman v. DHS (6th Circuit, May 10, 2012)
MARTIN, Sutton, Kethledge
Summary: “’Plaintiff was born on December 13, 1946 in Mexico. His mother, Florez Guadalupe Sequeda, was a United States citizen born on February 22, 1930; his father was a Mexican national. His mother came from a migrant family that...
5th Circuit
United States v. Naji Amer (5th Circuit, May 9, 2012)
HIGGINSON, Jones, Owen
Summary: The Fifth Circuit joined the Seventh and Tenth circuits in holding that Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010) does not apply retroactively to convictions that became final before Padilla was...
10th Circuit
Shepherd v. Holder (10th Circuit, May 8, 2012)
MATHESON, Hartz, O’Brien
Summary: “This case is about the government’s repeated efforts to remove Kairi Abha Shepherd from the United States on the ground she is a criminal alien. In the initial removal proceeding, the government did not effectively contest...
8th Circuit
Camarillo-Jose v. Holder (8th Circuit, May 7, 2012)
SMITH, Riley, Wollman
Summary: The Eighth Circuit affirmed the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen. The agency had denied petitioner’s claim to Non-LPR cancellation holding that he had not demonstrated “exceptional and extremely unusual...
6th Circuit
Zundel v. Holder (6th Circuit, May 7, 2012)
ROGERS, Siler, Clay
Summary: “Ernst Zundel, a German citizen, and his wife, Ingrid Zundel, a United States citizen, appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims stemming from Mr. Zundel’s deportation in 2003. Mr. Zundel entered the United States in March...
9th Circuit
Oyeniran v. Holder (9th Circuit, May 3, 2012)
BREWSTER, McKeown, Smith Jr.
Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted Respondent’s motion to slightly amend the panel’s decision and stated it would not accept...
9th Circuit
Oshodi v. Holder (9th Circuit, May 3, 2012)
Kozinski (en banc rehearing order)
Summary: Rehearing en banc granted. Read the summary of the panel’s decision...
1st Circuit
Cheung v. Holder (1st Circuit, May 2, 2012)
THOMPSON, Souter (justice), Boudin
Summary: The First Circuit affirms the agency’s determination that petitioner had not established 10-years continuous physical presence to be eligible for Non-LPR Cancellation. Petitioner lawfully entered the United...
8th Circuit
Popescu-Mateffy v. Holder (8th Circuit, May 2, 2012)
Wollman, Arnold, Smith (per curiam)
Summary: Petitioner entered the United States in 2005 and married a U.S. citizen in February 2007. In April 2007, petitioner was arrested for diving under the influence, in which the officer found a marijuana pipe and...
6th Circuit
Tatiana Johns v. Holder (6th Circuit, May 2, 2012)
SUTTON, Martin, Kethledge
Summary: The Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary determination that petitioner did not merit a “hardship waiver” under 8 U.S.C. § 1186a because she did not enter into her marriage to a...
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