For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
Daily appellate reports
Sign up for Daily Journal emails
    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court
Name Category Published
Suate-Orellana v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals' failure to consider asylum seeker's argument that her removal notice was legally deficient merited remand of her case for reconsideration of her claim in light of intervening authorities. 		Immigration 9th May 8, 2024
U.S. v. Hansen
Supreme Court's decision in *United States v. Hansen* compelled the insertion of an intentionality element into the jury instruction for encouraging or inducing an alien to reside unlawfully. 		Immigration 9th Apr. 4, 2024
Singh v. Garland
Asylum seeker was erroneously denied a finding (and the associated burden-shifting presumption) that he suffered harm rising to the level of persecution. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 25, 2024
Tapia Coria v. Garland
Ninth Circuit lacked jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals determination because *Nasrallah v. Barr* abrogated the "on the merits" exception to the "criminal alien bar." 		Immigration 9th Mar. 20, 2024
Wilkinson v. Garland
An Immigration Judge's "exceptional and extremely unusual" hardship determination was a mixed question of law and fact that was reviewable under 8 United States Code Section 1252(a)(2)(D). 		Immigration USSC Mar. 20, 2024
U.S. v. Orozco-Orozco
California carjacking statute was not a categorical match for generic theft offense and could not serve as the predicate offense for expedited removal purposes under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 13, 2024
Kalulu v. Garland
Immigration Judge's determination that Zambian lesbian's claims of future persecution lacked credibility was supported by substantial evidence. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 12, 2024
Uribe Adrade v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals did not commit legal error in finding that asylum petitioner's proposed social group (Mexicans with psychotic mental health disorders) lacked particularity. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 4, 2024
Guzman-Maldonado v. Garland
Under the categorical approach, state-level armed robbery conviction carrying prison term of more than one year was an aggravated felony for immigration removability purposes. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 15, 2024
Amended Opinion: Figueroa Ochoa v. Garland
Ninth Circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear petitioner's appeal from Board of Immigration's decision to denying his request to cancel removal or adjust his immigration status. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 7, 2024
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Godinez
Government was not required to provide further clarification to non-citizen regarding his Miranda and administrative rights where they were not contradictory or confusing. 		Immigration 9th Jan. 4, 2024
Alcarez-Rodriguez v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals failure to properly evaluate asylum applicant's request to reopen constituted abuse of discretion when application provided documented reasons for missing deadline. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 29, 2023
Rodriguez-Hernandez v. Garland
Petitioner was not eligible for cancellation of removal because Revised Code of Washington Section 9A.46.020 for misdemeanor harassment was a categorical crime of violence. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 28, 2023
Babaria v. Blinken
Immigrants seeking injunctive relief could not demonstrate regulation requiring available visas before approving employment-based adjustment applications violated congressional intent. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 4, 2023
Tellez-Ramirez v. Garland
Permanent resident's removal was correct as his drug conviction under Idaho law was an aggravated felony because it matched relevant federal crime. 		Immigration 9th Nov. 30, 2023
Zuniga De La Cruz v. Garland
Exclusionary rule does not apply to civil immigration proceedings, so statements admitting illegal presence in the United States were admissible absent any evidence of coercion. 		Immigration 9th Nov. 20, 2023
Hermosillo v. Garland
Noncitizen was entitled to merits hearting because his credible testimony regarding cartel violence against relatives was sufficient for preliminary showing that he faced reasonable possibility of torture if removed. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 15, 2023
Rudnitskyy v. Garland
Lawful permanent resident convicted of aggravated felony after residing in the United States for seven years was ineligible for relief because he committed the offense before the seven year period ended. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 15, 2023
Alonso-Juarez v. Garland
A petitioner must file a petition for review of an immigration judge's determination of reasonable fear of persecution or torture thirty days after the reasonable fear proceeding. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 11, 2023
U.S. v. Portillo-Gonzalez
Defendant's challenge to removal order was not challengeable because he failed to exhaust administrative remedies and was not deprived of judicial review. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 1, 2023
Flores-Vasquez v. Garland
Under the categorical approach, conviction under Oregon menacing statute was not a crime involving moral turpitude because conviction did not require the infliction of actual harm on another. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 1, 2023
Amended Opinion: Duenas v. Garland
The appointment and removal processes for Immigration Judges and BIA members comport with Article II of the Constitution, because they are inferior officers, rather than principal officers. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 25, 2023
Reyes-Corado v. Garland
Changed circumstances were sufficient to reopen removal proceedings where the petitioner's fear of persecution asserted in the original proceedings had not changed but had become more serious and real. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 14, 2023
Fonseca-Fonseca v. Garland
Denial of motion to reopen based on the petitioner's failure to establish prima facie eligibility for cancellation of removal required remand where the wrong standard of proof was applied. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 9, 2023
Duenas v. Garland
The appointment and removal processes for Immigration Judges and BIA members comport with Article II of the Constitution, because they are inferior officers, rather than principal officers. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 28, 2023
Park v. Garland
Permanent resident's petition was denied because he did not overcome the presumption that drug-trafficking crimes are serious offenses. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 30, 2023
Ramirez Munoz v. Garland
Petitioner's misrepresentations about citizenship to police for the purpose of avoiding removal proceedings did not render him inadmissible and therefore ineligible for adjustment of immigration status. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 27, 2023
U.S v. Hansen
Immigration statute prohibiting encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration was not unconstitutionally overbroad because those terms had well-established legal meanings, so it did not prohibit a substantial amount of protected speech. 		Immigration USSC Jun. 26, 2023
Pugin v. Garland
Noncitizens' criminal offenses made them eligible for removal because they were aggravated felonies related to the obstruction of justice even though there was no associated pending investigation or proceeding. 		Immigration USSC Jun. 23, 2023
Figueroa Ochoa v. Garland
Ninth Circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear petitioner's appeal from Board of Immigration's decision to denying his request to cancel removal or adjust his immigration status. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 21, 2023
By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.