Decision date: 2020-06-26

Holding that (1) under United States v. Cortez, 930 F.3d 350 (4th Cir. 2019), absence of date and time of hearing in NTA did not deprive immigration court of jurisdiction and (2) substantial evidence supported BIA's determination that threats Petitioner experienced after witnessing a gang member murder his brother were not based on Petitioner's family membership, but were instead because he was the sole witness to the homicide. The Court further recognized nuclear family as a particular social group.

Publication Status: Published

Case judge: Harris, Quattlebaum, Richardson

Decision: Cedillos-Cedillos v. Barr, 962 F.3d 817 (4th Cir. 2020)