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20 opinions for “James S Sessions”

S.N.C. v. Sessionspublic domain
District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018-08-28 · Published · cited 30× · 325 F. Supp. 3d 401
VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge, Part I: Petitioner S.N.C.1 is a citizen of Jamaica who is detained pending Respondents' execution of a final order of removal. She has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, seeking an order: staying her removal pending Respondents' adjudication of two status applications; releasing her from detention pending removal; and restraining Respondents from tr
Davis v. Sessionspublic domain
District Court, S.D. Texas · 2018-02-22 · Published · cited 1× · 293 F. Supp. 3d 678
Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge In April 2014, Remilekun Davis filed a N-400 naturalization application, seeking naturalization based on his military service. Davis interviewed for naturalization in March 2015. The United States Citizen and Immigration Services determined that Davis was ineligible for naturalization because he failed to demonstrate good moral character. Davis administratively appealed the Servic
Sessions v. Dimayapublic domain
Supreme Court of the United States · 2018-04-17 · Published · cited 2× · 584 U.S. 148; 138 S. Ct. 1204; 200 L. Ed. 2d 549
Vague laws invite arbitrary power. Before the Revolution, the crime of treason in English law was so capaciously construed that the mere expression of disfavored opinions could invite transportation or death. The founders cited the crown's abuse of "pretended" crimes like this as one of their reasons for revolution. See Declaration of Independence ¶ 21. Today's vague laws may not be as invidious, but they can invite the exercise of arbitrary
Bundy v. Sessionspublic domain
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019-06-10 · Published · cited 17× · 387 F. Supp. 3d 121
Thus, the Court will dismiss Counts One and Four3 as untimely. B. Mr. Bundy brings three claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 : an excessive force claim, a retaliation claim, and a malicious prosecution claim. See generally Compl. at 16-20. The Senior Offici
Supreme Court of the United States · 2017-10-02 · Published · cited 0× · 138 S. Ct. 236; 199 L. Ed. 2d 122; 86 U.S.L.W. 3154; 2017 WL 3136631; 2017 U.S. LEXIS 5873
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-11-20 · Published · cited 0× · 703 F. App'x 530
MEMORANDUM ** Jose Carranza Carrillo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) reinstating his 2006 expedited removal order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Our review of DHS’ reinstatement order is “limited to confirming the agency’s compliance with the reinstatement regulations.” Garcia de Rinco
Harbin v. Sessionspublic domain
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017-06-21 · Published · cited 62× · 860 F.3d 58; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10946; 2017 WL 2661590
POOLER, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Kennard Garvin Harbin, a native and citizen of Grenada who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 1978, seeks review of an April 24, 2014 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an October 31, 2013 decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) denying Harbin’s applications for cancellation of removal (“cancellation”), asylum, withholding of removal (“withhold
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-12-20 · Published · cited 0× · 707 F. App'x 900
MEMORANDUM ** Natividad Ramos-Marroquin, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her motion for a continuance. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a continuance and review de novo questi
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017-08-29 · Published · cited 0× · 697 F. App'x 448
ORDER BOGGS, Circuit Judge. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 1562, 1573, 198 L.Ed.2d 22 (2017), we hereby VACATE the Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dated January 9, 2015, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the Supreme Court.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-10-03 · Published · cited 0× · 698 F. App'x 505
MEMORANDUM ** Jose Jesus Magana-Montes, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Cabantac v. Holder, 736 F.3d 787, 792 (9th Cir. 2013). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018-06-19 · Published · cited 19× · 893 F.3d 704
LUCERO, Circuit Judge. Alejandro Lujan Jimenez petitions for review from a final order of removal and an order by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") declining to sua sponte reopen removal proceedings. We dismiss the latter petition for lack of jurisdiction. Exercising jurisdiction under
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-12-20 · Published · cited 0× · 707 F. App'x 863
MEMORANDUM ** Jose Jaime Ibarra-Morales, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his motion to terminate. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law and constitutional claims. Roman-Suaste v. Holder, 766 F.3d 103
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017-03-27 · Published · cited 8× · 852 F.3d 192; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5277; 2017 WL 1130182
PER CURIAM: Petitioner Antonio Paul Marin-Marin, a native and citizen of Ecuador, seeks review of a May 28, 2015 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) and the underlying January 16, 2014 decision of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) finding him removable based on his unlawful entry to the United States. The issue before us is
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018-06-06 · Published · cited 2× · 309 F. Supp. 3d 289
Baylson, J. *294"no place indeed should murder sanctuarize." Hamlet, Act 4, sc 7, II, 98 "nor sleep nor sanctuary." Coriolanus, Act 1, sc II, 19-27 "The privilege of sanctuary was as ancient as England itself and developed from a mixture of Hebrew, Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, an
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018-03-13 · Published · cited 0× · 309 F. Supp. 3d 271
Baylson, District Judge I. Introduction In this action, Plaintiff City of Philadelphia, which has in place policies that "seek to foster trust" between immigrants and officers of the City, challenges the recent imposition by Defendant Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Attorney General of the United States, of three immigration-related funding conditions on receipt of federal
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-11-20 · Published · cited 0× · 703 F. App'x 544
MEMORANDUM ** Flora Antonio de Venegas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her motion to terminate removal proceedings and ordering her removed. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agen-cjfs factual fi
District Court, D. New Mexico · 2018-11-20 · Published · cited 0× · 355 F. Supp. 3d 1121
WILLIAM P. JOHNSON, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE THIS MATTER comes before the court upon Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, filed August 27, 2018 (Doc. 16) . This lawsuit is an attempted challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") to the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") enforcement authority to prioritize and prosecute illegal entry offenses and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ("DHS") c
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017-11-14 · Published · cited 5× · 875 F.3d 573
EBEL, Circuit Judge.- The question- presented in this petition for -review is whether Petitioner Juan Alberto Lucio-Rayos’s municipal theft conviction qualifies as a crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”), which would make him ineligible for cancellation of. removal. Lucio-Rayos was convicted under a divisible municipal code provision that sets forth se
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018-05-21 · Published · cited 0× · 314 F. Supp. 3d 678
Baylson, District Judge *682TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Litigation History...684 A. The Statutes (enacted 1988 and 2006) and Regulations...684 1. Substantive requirements of the Statutes...684 2. Scope of the statutes...685
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017-10-02 · Published · cited 1327× · 872 F.3d 976; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19021
FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT XOCHITL HERNANDEZ, for No. 16-56829 themselves and on behalf of a class of similarly-situated individuals; D.C. No. CESAR MATIAS, for themselves and 5:16-cv-00620- on behalf of a class of similarly- JGB-KK situated individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellees, OPINION v. JEFFERSON B. SES