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Caselaw Housekeeping
- South Carolina domestic violence (4th Cir.); Afghan and Iraqi Allies, et al. v. Blinken, et al (D.C. Cir.) ; Jajati v. CBP (9th Cir.)
Smith v. Garland, No. 22-954 (9th Cir. June 3, 2024)
- authentication of domestic records; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6; exhaustion; government failure to raise argument; CAT protection; Guyana
Smith v. Garland, et. al, No. 23-2874 (7th Cir. June 3, 2024)
- arbitrary and capricious; motion to dismiss; 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(16)(i) and (ii); summary of adverse evidence; marriage fraud; procedural due process; substantive due process
Soni v. Jaddou, No. 23-3220 (7th Cir. June 6, 2024)
- I-601A waivers; delay; mandamus; action; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(v)
A.P.A. v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 21-10496 (11th Cir. June 6, 2024)
- one year asylum filing deadline; prior precedent rule; “satisfaction of the Attorney General” language in INA; mixed question of law and fact; transgender women; pattern or practice of persecution; Mexico