United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

In Alejos-Perez v. Garland, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The petitioner in this case argued against a state-level drug conviction. He claimed there was a “realistic probability” that Texas would use a state statute to prosecute him for possessing a drug not illegal …

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Circuit court reverses nationwide preliminary injunction against ICE detention in COVID-19 lawsuit

California Immigration

On October 20, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals backed the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California’s April 20, 2020, Grant of a preliminary injunction that applied to all custody space in the United States, including ICE detention facilities, and imposed a broad range of duty on the federal government.The court directed that …

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