Yajure Hurtado vacated (for now)!
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2026 The US Federal District Court for the Central District of California issued a decision on February 18, 2026, finally vacating the BIA decision Matter of […]
US District Court certifies class – requires bond hearing for detained immigrants
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2025 US District Judge Sunshine Sykes of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a final judgment on December 18, 2025, […]
Rebutting the presumption of Mandatory Detention under Matter of Q Li?
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2025 Reference: BIA decision – Matter of Q Li, 29 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA) 2025) Since the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued Matter of […]
Immigration Courts in the Trump Era – September 2025
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, September 2025 In this blog article, I will discuss a number of recent immigration court developments as of August-end 2025. That is why I titled this […]
Is Niz-Chavez dead?
(The case, that is, not the person!) © Farhad Sethna, Attorney 2024 In Campos-Chaves v Garland, and Garland v Singh, Case Numbers 22-674 and 22-884, respectively, the Supreme Court of […]
Coming soon to an immigration court near you: the “Niz-Chavez” saga continues – new developments
The saga of Niz-Chavez v Garland, 141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021), and Pereira v Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018) continues . . . At a hearing on January 8, […]
Opinion: Immigrants are nothing but ping-pong balls
Immigrants are nothing but ping-pong balls. Or tennis balls. Or soccer balls. Something to be smacked around the court with, beaten on the pitch, kicked around, tossed around, and otherwise […]
Attorney General rules that immigration judges have authority to terminate cases
In Matter of Coronado-Acevedo, 28 I&N Dec. 648 (A.G. 2022), Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed that immigration judges did have the authority to terminate cases before them under certain circumstances. […]