Immigration
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Fourth Circuit Denies Petition for Review of an Order Denying Request for Asylum
By Mike Stephens In a civil case, Zhikeng Tang v. Loretta E. Lynch, decided today, October 28, 2016, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Application for Deferral of Removal Under Convention Against Torture
By Anthony Biraglia In the civil case of Oxygene v. Lynch, the Fourth Circuit denied in part and dismissed in… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates Order from Board of Immigration Appeals, Citing States’ Rights Concerns
By George Kennedy On February 16, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the agency review case… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Petition for Review in Deportation Case
By Anthony Biraglia In the civil case of Etienne v. Lynch, the Fourth Circuit denied a petition to review an… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Petition for Review of Immigration Removal Proceedings
By Paige Topper On December 2, 2015, in the civil case of Diop v. Lynch, a published opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Drug Conviction Renders Petitioner Ineligible for Relief Under the INA or CAT Despite Fleeing Gang Violence in Central America
By Elizabeth DeFrance On December 4, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the case, Hernandez-Nolasco v. Lynch,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reverses Board of Immigration Appeals on “Nexus” Requirement
By Eric Benedict On November 25, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the immigration case Oliva v.… Read More
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“Crime of domestic violence” does not require underlying domestic violence offense
By Sarah M. Saint Today, in the published civil case of Hernandez-Zavala v. Lynch, the Fourth Circuit denied Hernan Hernandez-Zavala’s… Read More
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Unlawful Immigrant’s Discharge of Firearm into Winston-Salem Building not a “Crime of Violence”
By Mikhail Petrov On July 23, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. Parral-Dominguez, the Fourth Circuit issued… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Imposition of Supervised Release on an Alien Who is Likely to be Removed
By Elizabeth DeFrance On July 7, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case U.S. v.… Read More
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Fourth Amendment Protections Weakened in Deportation Proceedings
By Eric Jones On June 16, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil removal case Yanez-Marquez… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates BIA Removal Order
By Cate Berenato On June 10, 2015, in the civil case, Amos v. Lynch, the Fourth Circuit overturned a Board… Read More