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Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Aug. 17, 2021

Haitian cannot end deportation with ‘credible fear’ claim, circuit rules

Congress has provided expedited review for certain noncitizens if the asylum officers determine an applicant does not have a credible fear of persecution, the ruling stated

Citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday denied a Haitian man's appeal of an immigration judge's determination that he did not qualify as having credible fear about returning home.

While the 9th Circuit has in the past ruled it had jurisdiction, Senior U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation, dismissed Anthony Guerrier's p...

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