First Circuit Rules BIA Mishandled Chanchavac Garcia’s Immigration Appeal
And In Chanchavac Garcia v. Bondi, the First Circuit found that the BIA failed to adequately explain its reasoning for denying cancellation of removal to Guatemalan petitioners, particularly regarding the potential hardship to their United States citizen child with learning disabilities. The court also held that the BIA’s dismissal of their ineffective assistance of counsel claim was too thin to permit meaningful judicial review. The court granted the petition for review and remanded the case for further proceedings.
