Gaitan v. Holder
Petition for certiorari denied on October 29, 2012
Issue: Whether, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, under which a non-citizen can qualify as a "refugee" (and therefore be eligible for asylum) if he is unwilling or unable to return to his country of origin "because of . . . a well-founded fear of persecution on account of . . . membership in a particular social group," the Board of Immigration Appeals' new definition of "particular social group" " which requires those seeking asylum to prove that their group possesses "social visibility" and "particularity" " is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), or unreasonable under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc..
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Ben Cheng, July 26, 2012)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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06/20/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2012) |
07/12/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 22, 2012. |
08/15/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 21, 2012. |
09/21/2012 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
10/03/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2012. |
10/03/2012 | Reply of petitioner Oscar Alexander Granados Gaitan filed. (Distributed) |
10/29/2012 | Petition DENIED. |
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