20-1192·IMMIGRATION
Katherin Mejia-Velasquez v. Merrick Garland
Affirmed
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether the Petitioner abandoned her asylum application when she did not have her fingerprints taken in a timely fashion; related issues.
Argument Date
December 8, 2021
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Gold Courtroom (Room 348)
Associated Cases
20-1628
Panel
Judge Niemeyer
Judge Motz
Judge Richardson
Citation
CaseKatherin Mejia-Velasquez v. Merrick Garland, No. 20-1192 (4th Cir. Feb. 15, 2022)
PanelNiemeyer, Motz & Richardson, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued December 8, 2021 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
20-1192· This case
Katherin Mejia-Velasquez v. Merrick Garland
Authored by Judge Niemeyer
20-1801
Jeffrey Jessup v. Barnes Group, Inc.
Authored by Judge Motz
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Wendell Tabb v. Bd of Ed Durham Pub Schools
Authored by Judge Niemeyer
20-2310
Laverne McIver v. Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Authored by Judge Richardson
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗February 15, 2022Majorityby Niemeyer
- Read opinion ↗February 15, 2022Dissentby Diana Gribbon Motz
Disposition
- Court
- affirmed and petitions for review denied
- Normalized
- Affirmed
February 15, 2022