Urias-Orellana v. Bondi
Holding
The Immigration and Nationality Act requires application of the substantial-evidence standard to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ agency’s determination whether a given set of undisputed facts rises to the level of persecution under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42).
Judgment
Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Ketanji Brown Jackson on Mar 4, 2026.
Jan 17, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2025)
Jan 23, 2025Pursuant 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.
Feb 11, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 24, 2025 to March 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 12, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 26, 2025.
Feb 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Gateways filed.Mar 18, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2025 to April 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 20, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 16, 2025.
Apr 10, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2025 to May 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Apr 11, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 16, 2025.
May 16, 2025Brief of respondent Pamela Bondi, Attorney General in support filed.Jun 2, 2025Reply of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed. (Distributed)Jun 3, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
Jun 23, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
Jun 30, 2025Petition GRANTED.
Jul 14, 2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.Jul 16, 2025Motion 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.
Jul 24, 2025Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al.Jul 30, 2025As 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.
Aug 27, 2025Brief of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed.Sep 3, 2025Brief amici curiae of American Gateways, et al. filed.Sep 3, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Nancy Morawetz filed.Sep 3, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Center for Individual Rights filed.Sep 3, 2025Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law and International Human Rights Law Scholars filed.Sep 3, 2025Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.Sep 3, 2025Amici brief of Former Executive Office for Immigration Review Judges not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - September 9, 2025)
Sep 3, 2025Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Office for Immigration Review Judges filed. (Corrected)Sep 30, 2025Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Oct 9, 2025Brief of respondent Pamela Bondi, Att'y Gen. filed.Oct 17, 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Oct 21, 2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Oct 22, 2025CIRCULATED
Oct 28, 2025Electronic record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and on file with the Clerk.
Oct 31, 2025Electronic record received from the Board of Immigration Appeals on file with the Clerk.
Nov 10, 2025Reply of petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. filed. (Distributed)Dec 1, 2025Argued. For petitioners: Nicholas Rosellini, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Joshua Dos Santos, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 4, 2026Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Apr 6, 2026Judgment Issued.Recommended Citation: Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/urias-orellana-v-bondi-2/