Immigration Law

Legal framework governing the admission, detention, and removal of non-citizens

1. Mizoury v. US Attorney General of America

2. Jurisdiction: United States (October 15, 2018)
3. Original Case: Mizoury v. United States Attorney General
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsUnited States Attorney GeneralPlaintiffsMizouryInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitBoard of Immigration Appeals
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Asylum;Deportation Defense;Substantial Evidence Standard

1. Chen v. Nielsen et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (November 1, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsKirstjen NielsenLee Francis CissnaPlaintiffsJia ChenInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNicholas G. GaraufisInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
4. Case Tags: Immigration Law;DACA;Administrative Law;Constitutional Law

1. Wang v. Hassell

2. Jurisdiction: United States (November 2, 2018)
3. Original Case: Wang v. Hassell et al.
4. VictimsHui WangDefendantsDavid H. HassellL. Francis CissnaPlaintiffsHui WangJudgesWilliam A. FletcherRichard C. TallmanInstitutionsU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Adjustment of Status;Misrepresentation;Judicial Review

1. Kabba v. Nielsen

2. Jurisdiction: United States (November 2, 2018)
3. Original Case: Kabba v. Nielsen et al
4. DefendantsKirstjen NielsenLee Francis CissnaPlaintiffsMamadu KabbaDefense AttorneysUnited States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New YorkPlaintiff AttorneysJulie A. GoldbergJudgesWilliam F. Kuntz, IIInstitutionsU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Citizenship Denial;Good Moral Character;Polygamy

1. Barsoum v. Attorney General of America

2. Jurisdiction: United States (December 7, 2018)
3. Original Case: Barsoum v. Attorney General of the United States
4. DefendantsUnited States Attorney GeneralPlaintiffsMaged G. BarsoumJudgesThomas L. AmbroJoseph A. Greenaway, Jr.Julio M. FuentesInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBoard of Immigration Appeals
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Aggravated Felony;Terrorism Bar;Withholding of Removal

1. Omaboe v. Sessions et al.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (December 12, 2018)
3. DefendantsJefferson B. Sessions IIIUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityPlaintiffsKofi OmaboeInstitutionsBoard of Immigration AppealsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
4. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Cancellation of Removal;Exceptional Hardship Standard;Second Circuit Decision

1. Murphy v. Wilkinson

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 3, 2023)
3. Original Case: Murphy v. Wilkinson et al
4. DefendantsRobert M. WilkinsonPlaintiffsPatrick MurphyInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. Department of Justice
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Deportation of Veterans;Citizenship Denial;Supreme Court Certiorari Denial