VELASQUEZ-CASTILLO v. GARLAND

No. 21-60681.

91 F.4th 358 (2024)

Kelmi Yarel VELASQUEZ-CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. Merrick GARLAND, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Sanchez Kennedy (argued), Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.

Christina Petersen Greer (argued), Trial Attorney, Leslie McKay, Esq. , Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before Wiener, Graves, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.


Kelmi Velasquez-Castillo, a native and citizen of Honduras, filed a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") order denying a motion to reopen his removal proceedings. The Petitioner and Respondent agree that this Court should vacate and remand. We conclude that this case is not moot, that...

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