Sixth Circuit Immigration Blog

Turfah v. Lynch , __ F.3d __ (6th Cir. 2017) (published) In this case, Turfah immigrated as a derivative beneficiary of an approved visa p...

Lisboa v. Holder , No. 12-4237 (6th Cir. Jun. 25, 2014) (unpublished) Lisboa was removed based on convictions for assault and domestic vio...

Suarez-Diaz v. Holder , No. 13-3605 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2014) (unpublished) In this case, the court criticized the practice of pressuring r...

Luambano v. Holder , No. 13-3881 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2014) (unpublished) In this decision, the court deferred to the AG's decision in M...

Mendoza-Rodriguez v. Holder , No. 13-4357 (6th Cir. Apr. 25, 2014) (unpublished). In this case, the court affirmed the denial of CAT relie...

http://6thcir.blogspot.com/2013/12/sixth-circuit-recognizes-concept-of.html  is now a published decision. http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinio...

USA v. Mateen , No. 12-4481 (6th Cir. Jan. 7, 2014) (published)   In this criminal sentencing, the court addressed an issue relevant to t...

Slyusar v. Holder , No. 13-3071 (6th Cir. Jan. 30, 2014) (published). In this published decision, the Sixth Circuit addressed several issu...

In re Manuel Lopez-Rivera , A089-235-276, 2014 WL 347695 (BIA Jan. 3, 2014) (unpublished) The noncitizen filed an untimely motion to reope...

In re Daniel Romero-Tello , A200-297-980, 2013 WL 6921581 (Dec. 31, 2013 BIA) (unpublished). The noncitizen filed a timely motion to reope...

Bazzi v. Holder , No. 12-3759 (6th Cir. Dec. 19, 2013) (unpublished) In this case, the noncitizen allegedly lied about whether he had trul...

Ortega v. ICE , No. 12-6608 (6th Cir. Dec. 10, 2013) (published) In this case, a USC was sentenced to home confinement as part of a drivin...

Rosciszewski v. Adducci , __ F. Supp. 2d __, 2013 WL 6098553 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 14, 2013). The district court found that the meaning of ...

Ruiz v. Holder , No. 12-3900 (6th Cir. 2013) (unpublished). http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/13a0893n-06.pdf The issue in this rei...

Lampe v. Kash , No. 12-4487 (6th Cir. 2013) (published) In this bankruptcy case, the matter for which the attorney represented the client ...

In two separate unpublished decisions, the BIA denied motions to reopen to allow noncitizens to seek administrative closure for DACA or for ...

Matter of Sangchul Lee , 2013 WL 3899749, A200-298-115 (BIA July 5, 2013) (unpublished). The BIA held that aggravated assault, MCL 750.81a ...

Umana-Ramos v. Holder , No. 12-4274 (CA6 July 30, 2013) (published) In this resistance to gang recruitment case, the Court clearly adopted...

Wajda v. Holder , No. 12-3978 (CA6 July 23, 2013) (unpublished). The court affirmed the BIA's decision in Matter of M-W- , 25 I&N ...

Shweika v. USCIS , No. 12-1645 (CA6 July 25, 2013) (published) This case involved an appeal from a district court decision dismissing a 14...

Martial-Emanuel v. Holder , No. 12-3903 (6th Cir. Apr. 22, 2013)  (unpublished). In this case, the court affirmed the denial of non-LPR ca...

Villegas v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville , No. 11-6031 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013) (published) This was not directly an immigration case as i...

Abraitas v. U.S. , No. 12-3747 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013) (published) This is a tax case but it discusses an issue that comes up in immigrati...

Juarez-Chavez v. Holder , No. 11-4224 (6th Cir. Feb. 19, 2013) (unpublished) In this case, ICE reinstated a prior removal order.  The alie...

Novatchinski v. Holder , No. 10-3873 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013) (unpublished) The court found that making a false statement to the SBA, in vi...

Abdulbaki v. Holder , No. 12-3012 (6th Cir. Feb. 1, 2013) (unpublished, available through PACER) The Court reversed the BIA and remanded t...

USA v. Sanford , No. 11-1847 (6th Cir. Dec. 4, 2012) (published) In Sanford , the Court found that simple assault/domestic violence under ...

Chico-Polo v. Department of Corrections , No. 307804 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 8, 2013) (published) There is also a concurring opinion. MCL ...

Camara v. Holder , No. 11-4043 (6th Cir. Jan. 15, 2013) (published) The Court denied the appeal filed by the spouse of an applicant grante...

Zhang v. Holder , No. 11-4251 (6th Cir. Dec. 18, 2012) (published) In this case, the court reversed the BIA's denial of a motion to re...

Navarro v. Holder , No. 10-4558 (6th Cir. Nov. 14, 2012) (unpublished) In this Mexican nonLPR cancellation of removal case, the only issue...

US v. Evans , No. 11-3460 (6th Cir. Nov. 15, 2012) (published) In this criminal sentencing case, the court found that an Ohio conviction f...

Lo v. Holder , No. 10-3497 (6th Cir. Nov. 8, 2012) (published) In this FGM case from Senegal, the female applicant suffered past persecuti...

USA v. Castleman , No. 10-5912 (6th Cir. Sept. 19, 2012) (published) The court denied the government's appeal from a decision dismiss...

Davis v. Davis , 970 N.E.2d 1151 (Ohio App. May 11, 2012) In this divorce case, the court had to decide whether to terminate a spousal sup...

Alvarez-Lopez v. Adducci , 2012 WL 2407702, No. 12-11952 (E.D. Mich. June 26, 2012). This Mexican citizen was granted voluntary departure ...

Ni v. USCIS , 2012 WL 3637731, No. 11-2482 (W.D. Tenn. Aug, 22, 2012). In this case, a Chinese citizen was denied admission at the port of...

In re Eliseo Pereyra , A076-014-954, 2012 WL 3276580 (BIA July 25, 2012) (Cleveland) (unpublished). In this case, it appears that after th...

Avila-Anguiano v. Holder , No. 11-3958 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2012) (published). In this decision, the court struggled with the scope of my fav...

Abdallahi v. Holder , No. 11-3920 (6th Cir. July 31, 2012) (published) This case involved multiple issues concerning whether an adjustment...

Sagastume v. Holder , No. 10-4393 (6th Cir. 07/20/2012) In this case, the aliens were admitted to the U.S. and then went to Canada to appl...

Ruiz-Lopez v. Holder , No. 11-3730 (6th Cir. June 19, 2012) (published) In this case, the court found that a Washington State conviction f...

USA v. Louchart , No. 10-1416 (6th Cir. May 25, 2012) (published) The narrow question in this case was whether the defendant's guilty ...

Ohio v. Yahya , No. 10AP-1190 (Ohio App. Ct. Nov. 21, 2011) (unpublished) The defendant pled guilty to theft with a restitution amount ove...

Ortega v. ICE , 2012 WL 1493874 (W.D. Ky, Apr. 27, 2012) (unpublished). A USC was serving a sentence of home confinement.  ICE issued a de...

Guzman v. DHS , No. 10-2243 (6th Cir. May 10, 2012) (published) Joining all the other courts and agencies that have considered the matter,...

Zundel v. Holder , No. 10-6012 (6th Cir. May 7, 2012) (published) This is the third time the court has dealt with the removal of this Holo...

Johns v. Holder , No. 11-3011 (6th Cir. May 2, 2012) (published) This case involved the denial of a good faith marriage waiver for an I-75...

Thiam v. Holder , No. 10-3371 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2012) (published) The court delved into the thorny matter of remote IJ's and venue.  ...

Mushayahama v. Holder , No. 10-3874 (6th Cir. Apr. 24, 2012) (unpublished) The court denied in part and sustained in part this petition fo...

People v. Douglas , No. 301546 (Mich. App. Apr. 12, 2012) (published) The Michigan Court of Appeals found that a defendant was prejudiced ...

Mehanna v. USCIS , No. 11-1110 (6th Cir. Apr. 19, 2012) (published) The Sixth Circuit dismissed a challenge to the revocation of a visa pe...

People v. Chen , No. 301153 (Mich. App. Feb. 16, 2012) (unpublished) The court affirmed that there is a right to a full interpretation of ...

Ikharo v. Holder , No. 08-4139 (6th Cir. Feb. 16, 2012) (unpublished) Previously in this case, the Sixth Circuit followed the BIA's co...

People v. Gomez , No. 302485 (Mich. App. Feb. 14, 2012) (published) Unhappy Valentine's Day indeed.  The Michigan Court of Appeals con...

The court issued two decisions adverse to Ramani Pilla: Pilla v. Holder , No. 09-4577 (6th Cir. Feb. 2, 2012) (unpublished) and Pilla v. US...

Chaidy v. Holder , No. 11-3177 (6th Cir. Feb. 2, 2012) (unpublished) In this case, the court affirmed the finding that the alien was inel...

Kalaj v. Holder , No. 10-4315 (6th Cir. Jan. 26, 2012) (unpublished) The court found no jurisdiction to review the denial of a sua sponte ...

Hernandez v. Holder , No. 10-3662 (6th Cir. Jan. 25, 2012) (unpublished) The court reviewed on the merits of the TPS denial.  The court fo...

Abdurakhmanov v. Holder , No. 10-4263 (6th Cir. Jan. 23, 2012) (published) The court denied this Uzbeki's asylum claim but there is so...