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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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is “damaging the presidency itself” with his unilateral action on immigration and says the House will not stand idle and let it happen. But the Ohio Republican offers no ...

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Mulyani v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1086, 22 pp.) (Thacker, J.) No. 13-1653, Nov. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: An Indonesian woman’s reports of four different instances when she or her family were attacked or harassed ...

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Lin v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1087, 28 pp.) (Duncan, J.) No. 13-1016, Nov. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit says the Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in refusing to ...

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