Immigration policy developments this week included the D.C. Circuit reversing a denial of preliminary injunctions in Mennonite Church USA v. DHS, allowing religious organizations to challenge the rescission of the Sensitive Location Policy. In the House of Representatives, Tlaib introduced HR 10853, which seeks to designate Yemen for Temporary Protected Status and has been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Federal courts also issued several rulings on individual immigration cases. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum and CAT protection for Mohammad Fawwaz Qaiymah, while the Fifth Circuit denied Zahid's petitions for review regarding CAT relief for return to Afghanistan. Additionally, the First Circuit affirmed the vacating of Mara Morillo's conviction, citing ineffective assistance of counsel regarding the immigration consequences of her plea. Synthesized from 8 manifests produced by 7 monitored court, legislature, and agency sources in the last 7 days, including court rulings, statehouse bills, federal actions.
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Tenth Circuit reverses district court, finding immigration detention appeal not moot
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Abedi's appeal regarding his immigration detention remains live under the 'capable of repetition yet evading review' exception, despite his release during the pendency of the appeal. The court held that the district court applied incorrect legal standards in evaluating the
D.C. Circuit Reverses Denial of Preliminary Injunctions in Mennonite Church USA v. DHS
The D.C. Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, finding that a coalition of religious organizations has Article III standing to challenge the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) rescission of its long-standing 'Sensitive Location Policy.' The court concluded that the plaintiffs es
Fourth Circuit denies petition for review in asylum and CAT case
They Fourth Circuit affirmed the Board of Appeals' denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection for Mohammad Fawwaz Qaiymah. They court concluded that the agency's finding of no nexus between the petitioner's past sexual abuse and his proposed social group of 'imputed homosexuals' was supported by subst
House bill HR 10853 introduced to designate Yemen for Temporary Protected Status
HR 10853, introduced by Tlaib, seeks to compel the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Yemen. The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. This bill represents a legislative effort to provide immigration relief to nationals of Yemen currently in the
Fifth Circuit denies petitions for review of BIA decisions denying CAT relief
The Fifth Circuit denied Zahid's petitions for review of BIA decisions denying his application for Convention Against Torture (CAT) relief. The court affirmed that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that Zahid failed to establish a likelihood of torture upon return to Afghanistan. The court also held t