Immigration – Removal Proceedings

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Yves Mabuneza v. Merrick B. Garland

Case No.: 20-1799; 20-2998

Officials: KANNE, HAMILTON, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Immigration – Removal Proceedings

In March 2017, the Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings against Yves Mabuneza. He requested deferral of removal because he feared that he would be tortured if he were deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”). The immigration judge (“IJ”) denied the request for deferral, and the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed Mabuneza’s appeal of that decision. Mabuneza then filed a motion to reconsider the dismissal, which the Board denied. Because the IJ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition for review of the denial of Mabuneza’s request for deferral of removal. And because the Board did not commit a legal or factual error in its analysis, we deny the petition for review of the denial of the motion to reconsider.

Petition denied

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.