CELA v. GARLAND

No. 22-1322.

75 F.4th 355 (2023)

Tiger CELA, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Benjamin Ross Winograd , IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE APPELLATE CENTER, LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, for Petitioner. Michelle R. Slack , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Raymond Reza Bolourtchi , COFMAN & BOLOURTCHI LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, for Petitioner. Brian Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Justin Markel , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition for review denied by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion in which Judge Agee joined. Judge Harris wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


Subject to other requirements, the Attorney General "may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum[ ]." 8 U.S.C. § 1159(b). The question presented here is whether the prior termination of an alien's asylum status renders the alien ineligible...

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