20-2259·IMMIGRATION
Petrona Lopez v. Merrick Garland
Vacated & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether, considering the record as a whole, substantial evidence supports the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture; related issues.
Argument Date
January 25, 2022
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Niemeyer
Judge Heytens
Citation
CasePetrona Lopez v. Merrick Garland, No. 20-2259 (4th Cir. Feb. 15, 2022)
PanelWilkinson, Niemeyer & Heytens, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued January 25, 2022 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
20-1835
Yurvin Morales-Lopez v. Merrick Garland
Authored by Judge Heytens
20-1868
Natl Assoc Immigration Judges v. David Neal
Authored by Per Curiam
20-2259· This case
Petrona Lopez v. Merrick Garland
Authored by Judge Heytens
21-4146
United States v. Darrell Gillespie
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗February 15, 2022Majorityby Heytens
Disposition
- Court
- granted; vacated and remanded
- Normalized
- Vacated & Remanded
February 15, 2022