The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has found that a woman who fled to the United States after persecution by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is eligible for political asylum. The opinion rejected a Board of Immigration Appeals finding which held that even if someone faces death due to a refusal to join or cooperate with a guerrilla group because of political opinion, that person cannot qualify for asylum if the guerrilla group initially targeted her on account of the group’s self-interest.

Carlyle Leslie Owen Dale, a 61-year-old lawful permanent resident who has been detained for more than five years in U.S. immigration detention, was reunited last night with family in Orlando, Florida, following his release from custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled yesterday that an immigrant woman who was placed in removal proceedings after her U.S. citizen husband claimed their marriage was fraudulent should have been given the chance to cross-examine him before being ordered deported.

Petition Filed After Fifth Circuit Overrules Deportation Order
The day after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a man detained in rural Louisiana for more than five years is not deportable, Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) submitted a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to seek his immediate release.

The Supreme Court ruled today that immigration courts may consider relief from deportation for some noncitizens facing removal following minor drug possession convictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hui v. Castañeda that immigrants who are detained by immigration authorities are barred from bringing actions to challenge egregious medical mistreatment while they are in custody.