Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2241. Habeas petition argued that prolonged detention by ICE violated due process because there was not a significant likelihood of removal in the near future, among other claims.
The Court ruled that the plaintiff should be naturalized and provided a timeline with which USCIS needed to complete naturalization. Remanded to USCIS. Case was settled.
Motion to enforce a settlement agreement. 9th Cir. held that ICE failed to make continuous efforts to release class members as required by the agreement and were holding class members longer than the imposed limitations.
Petition for Review under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1). 1st Cir. held that BIA incorrectly denied noncitizen's appeal as untimely and failed to address equitable tolling argument based on a variety of factors, including the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Petition for Review under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1). Matter remanded to the BIA on Government's motion for remand from 7th Cir. to BIA because BIA used wrong standard to decide motion.