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NASRALLAH v. BARR, 590 U.S. 573 (2020)

Issues: Convention Against Torture (CAT), Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

140 S.Ct. 1683 (2020)590 U.S. 573 Nidal Khalid NASRALLAH, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General. No. 18-1432.Supreme Court of United States.Argued March 2, 2020.Decided June 1, 2020. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT. Filings: Petitioner’s Brief Respondent’s Brief Petitioner’s Reply Brief Summary: Petitioner was a […]

UNITED STATES v. SINENENG-SMITH, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

140 S.Ct. 1575 (2020) UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Evelyn SINENENG-SMITH. No. 19-67.Supreme Court of United States.Argued February 25, 2020.Decided May 7, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. SUMMARY Holding that 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a crime to “encourage[] or induce[] an alien to come to, […]

BARTON v. BARR, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Immigration Law

140 S.Ct. 1442 (2020) 206 L. Ed. 2d 682 590 U.S. ___ Andre Martello BARTON, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General. No. 18-725.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 4, 2019.Decided April 23, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT. Filings: Petitioner’s Opening Brief Respondent’s Brief […]

GUERRERO-LASPRILLA v. BARR, 140 S.Ct. 1062 (2020)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

140 S.Ct. 1062 (2020) Pedro Pablo GUERRERO-LASPRILLA, Petitioner v. William P. BARR, Attorney General; and Ruben Ovalles, Petitioner v. William P. Barr, Attorney General. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 9, 2019. Decided March 23, 2020. Nos. 18-776 and 18-1015. Counsel Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy […]

KANSAS v. GARCIA, 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Immigration Law, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)

140 S.Ct. 791 (2020) 589 U.S. __ KANSAS, Petitioner v. Ramiro GARCIA; Kansas, Petitioner v. Donaldo Morales; Kansas, Petitioner v. Guadalupe Ochoa-Lara. No. 17-834.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 16, 2019.Decided March 3, 2020. On writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kansas. Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas, Jeffrey A. Chanay, Chief […]

NIELSEN v. PREAP, 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Immigration Law

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary […]

TRUMP v. HAWAII, 138 S.Ct. 2392 (2018)

Issues: Article III, Executive Powers, Immigration Law

No. 17-965. 138 S.Ct. 2392 (2018) Donald J. TRUMP, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. HAWAII, et al. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 25, 2018. Decided June 26, 2018. Syllabus In September 2017, the President issued Proclamation No. 9645, seeking to improve vetting procedures for foreign nationals traveling to the […]

SESSIONS v. DIMAYA, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Immigration Law

IN RE UNITED STATES, 583 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Immigration Law

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IN RE UNITED STATES, ET AL. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS No. 17?801. Decided December 20, 2017 ?PER CURIAM. This case arises from five related lawsuits that challenge a determination adopted by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).? The determination, announced by the Acting […]

MASLENJAK v. UNITED STATES, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Criminal Law, Immigration Law

DIVNA MASLENJAK, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of the United States. No. 16-309. Argued April 26, 2017. Decided June 22, 2017. Counsel: Christopher Landau, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, clandau@kirkland.com, Attorneys for Petitioner, Divna Maslenjak. Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting Solicitor General, SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov, Attorneys for Respondent, United States. Theodore A. Howard, Wiley Rein LLP, thoward@wileyrein.com, for […]

SESSIONS v. MORALES-SANTANA, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Gender Equality, Immigration Law

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United […]

ESQUIVEL-QUINTANA v. SESSIONS, 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

LOPEZ v. GONZALES, 549 U.S. 47 (2006)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

127 S. Ct. 625 (2006) 549 U.S. 47 Jose Antonio LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General. No. 05-547. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 3, 2006. Decided December 5, 2006. *627 Patricia G. Mattos, Mattos Law Office, St. Paul, MN, Robert A. Long, Counsel of Record, Theodore P. Metzler, Covington & Burling […]

Luna Torres v. Lynch, 578 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 (1992)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

502 U.S. 478 112 S.Ct. 812 117 L.Ed.2d 38 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Petitioner, v. Jairo Jonathan ELIAS-ZACARIAS. No. 90-1342. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 22, 1992. Headnotes: Deportation — Request for Asylum — Persecution on account of political opinion: A guerrilla organization’s attempt to coerce a person into performing military service does not […]

INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314 (1992)

Issues: Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

502 U.S. 314 112 S.Ct. 719 116 L.Ed.2d 823 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Petitioner v. Joseph Patrick DOHERTY. No. 90-925. Argued Oct. 16, 1991. Decided Jan. 15, 1992. Headnotes: Deportation — Attorney General’s authority to reopen proceedings: Attorney General did not abuse his discretion in denying a motion to reopen Doherty’s deportation?proceedings either on ground […]

INS v. National Center for Immigrants’ Rights, Inc., 502 U.S. 183 (1991)

Issues: Equal Access to Justice Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Immigration & Nationality Act, Immigration Law

502 U.S. 183 112 S.Ct. 551 116 L.Ed.2d 546 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, et al., Petitioners v. NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS, INC., et al. No. 90-1090. Argued Nov. 13, 1991. Decided Dec. 16, 1991. Headnotes: Arrest of excludable aliens — Release bond conditions:?Regulation generally requiring that release bonds for excludable aliens pending a determination […]

Ardestani v. INS, 502 U.S. 129 (1991)

Issues: Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), Immigration Law

502 U.S. 129 112 S.Ct. 515 116 L.Ed.2d 496 Rafeh-Rafie ARDESTANI, Petitioner v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. No. 90-1141. Argued Oct. 8, 1991. Decided Dec. 10, 1991. Headnotes: Attorney’s fees — Administrative deportation proceedings: Administrative deportation proceedings are not adversary adjudications for which EAJA has waived sovereign immunity and authorized award of attorney’s fees and […]