U.S. v. Aplicano-Oyuela (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0711, 25 pp.) (King, J.) No. 14-4244, July 7, 2015; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Messitte, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A Honduran citizen who pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the U.S. after removal following ...

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Yanez-Marquez v. Lynch (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0631, 95 pp.) (Hamilton, J.) No. 13-1605, June 16, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit denies an El Salvadoran citizen’s petition to review a removal order based on her ...

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Amos v. Lynch (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0617, 23 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 13-2005, June 10, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit vacates a removal order for a Filipino native who is a lawful permanent resident ...

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Hernandez-Avalos v. Lynch (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0409, 20 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 14-1331, April 30, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: An El Salvadoran mother who faced repeated death threats from members of the Mara 18 gang when ...

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LeBlanc v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0390, 8 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 13-2474, April 21, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit has no jurisdiction to review denial of a motion to reopen denial of an ...

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Hernandez v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0321, 19 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 14-1148, April 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of a Salvadoran woman’s application for cancellation ...

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge who has blocked President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action suggested on Thursday that he could order sanctions against the Justice Department if he rules it misled him about when exactly the administration began ...

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Tiscareno-Garcia v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0224, 14 pp.) (Traxler, J.) No. 13-2459, March 3, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: A Mexican national who served 181 days in prison for illegal entry into the U.S. cannot overturn ...

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Espinal-Andrades v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0103, 14 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 13-2418, Jan. 22, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: An undocumented alien loses her appeal of an order to deport her due to her prior Maryland ...

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Castillo v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0089, 17 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 14-1085, Jan. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: A Honduran citizen’s prior Virginia conviction of unauthorized use of a vehicle was not a “theft offense” ...

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