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Nidal Khalid Nasrallah, Petitioner v. William P. Barr, Attorney General

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Case Number:

18-1432

Court:

Supreme Court

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  1. June 01, 2020

    High Court Torture Ruling Unlikely To Spur 'Sea Change'

    Justice Clarence Thomas warned that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday expanding immigrants' access to the courts will usher in a "sea change in immigration law," but attorneys say that fears of an expansive reach are likely overblown.

  2. June 01, 2020

    High Court Allows Circuit Court Review In Deportation Cases

    Foreigners with criminal convictions who fear they will be tortured if they are deported can challenge denials of their requests to stay in the U.S. in federal courts, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday.

  3. March 02, 2020

    Justices Hammer Feds On Circuit Court Immigration Authority

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday looked suspiciously upon federal government arguments that federal circuit courts lacked jurisdiction to review a Board of Immigration Appeals finding that a Lebanese citizen was unlikely to face harm if sent back to Lebanon.

  4. February 28, 2020

    Up Next At High Court: CFPB Independence, Abortion Rights

    Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. takes his familiar place in the spotlight this week as the Supreme Court hears challenges to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Louisiana abortion law — a pair of blockbuster cases in which the chief justice's votes could be determinative. Here's what to expect.

  5. February 18, 2020

    Justices Told Removal Orders And Torture Relief Are Separate

    A Lebanese citizen has torn into the federal government's argument to the U.S. Supreme Court that his deportation relief request can't be reviewed by circuit courts, saying a nonreviewable removal order is different from his request to avoid torture in Lebanon.

  6. January 16, 2020

    DOJ Urges Justices To Back Immigration Court Review Limits

    The federal government fought back against a Lebanese citizen's bid to allow circuit courts to review certain immigration court denials for foreign citizens with criminal histories, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to keep that avenue for judicial review closed.

  7. December 17, 2019

    Justices Urged To OK Circuit Court Review Of Removal Orders

    Former immigration judges, legal nonprofits and dozens of law professors have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal courts have the power to review removal orders against foreign citizens with criminal backgrounds who fear persecution in other countries.

  8. December 10, 2019

    Immigration Order Reviews Mean 'Life-Or-Death,' Justices Told

    A Lebanese citizen urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow courts to review denials of torture protection requests from foreign citizens with criminal histories, stressing that judicial review is necessary over these "life-or-death" decisions.

  9. October 18, 2019

    Justices Review Circuit Courts' Authority In Removal Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether a provision in federal immigration law strips circuit courts' authority to review factual findings underpinning decisions that deny deportation relief for immigrants with criminal histories who fear persecution.