MEJIA v. SESSIONS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Morgan L. Goodspeed , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Manuel Alexander Palau , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Catherine E. Stetson , Evan W. Guimond , Hamida B. Owusu , Mary S. Van Houten , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Terri Scadron , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Mark Barr , LICHTER IMMIGRATION, Denver, Colorado; Charles Roth , Keren Zwick , NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER, Chicago, Illinois, for Amici Curiae.

Petition for review dismissed in part and denied in part by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the majority opinion, which Judge Floyd joined in full and Judge Traxler joined in part. Judge Traxler wrote an opinion dissenting in part.