No. 24-777
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
Amici (9)Relisted (2)
Tags: administrative-law asylum-eligibility board-of-immigration-appeals immigration-law judicial-review refugee-status
Latest Conference:
2025-06-26
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the BIA's judgment that a given set of undisputed facts does not demonstrate mistreatment severe enough to constitute "persecution" under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court of appeals must defer to the BIA's judgment that a given set of undisputed facts does not demonstrate mistreatment severe enough to constitute 'persecution' under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)
Docket Entries
2025-12-01
Argued. For petitioners: Nicholas Rosellini, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Joshua Dos Santos, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2025-11-10
Reply of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-10
Reply of Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. submitted.
2025-10-31
Electronic record received from the Board of Immigration Appeals on file with the Clerk.
2025-10-28
Electronic record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and on file with the Clerk.
2025-10-22
CIRCULATED
2025-10-21
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
2025-10-17
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 1, 2025.
2025-10-09
Brief of respondent Pamela Bondi, Att'y Gen. filed.
2025-10-09
Brief of McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen. submitted.
2025-09-30
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
2025-09-19
Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Office for Immigration Review Judges filed.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of American Gateways, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, et al. submitted.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law and International Human Rights Law Scholars filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Office for Immigration Review Judges filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Nancy Morawetz filed.
2025-09-03
Brief amici curiae of American Gateways, et al. filed.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Professor Nancy Morawetz submitted.
2025-09-03
Amicus brief of Center for Individual Rights submitted.
2025-08-27
Brief of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed.
2025-08-27
Brief of Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. submitted.
2025-07-30
As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
2025-07-24
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al.
2025-07-24
Motion of Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. to dispense with joint appendix submitted.
2025-07-16
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 9, 2025.
2025-07-14
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2025-07-14
Motion of Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-06-30
Petition GRANTED.
2025-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
2025-06-02
Reply of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-05-16
Brief of respondent Pamela Bondi, Attorney General in support filed.
2025-04-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 16, 2025.
2025-04-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2025 to May 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-10
Motion of McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 16, 2025.
2025-03-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2025 to April 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-18
Motion of McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-02-24
Brief amicus curiae of American Gateways filed.
2025-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 26, 2025.
2025-02-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 24, 2025 to March 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-02-11
Motion of McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-01-23
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.
2025-01-17
Attorneys
American Gateways
Ethan James Nutter — Vinson & Elkins LLP, Amicus
Center for Individual Rights
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al.
Nicholas Rosellini — Latham & Watkins LLP, Petitioner
Nicholas Robert Rosellini — Lathan & Watkins LLP, Petitioner
Former Executive Office for Immigration Review Judges
Richard W. Mark — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Immigration Law and International Human Rights Law Scholars
Peter Elmquist Davis — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Immigration Law Professors
Minh Olivier Nguyen-Dang — Mayer Brown LLP, Amicus
McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen.
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent
McHenry, Acting Att'y Gen.
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Professor Nancy Morawetz
Eugene Alexis Sokoloff — MoloLamken LLP, Amicus