24-1936·IMMIGRATION
Karla Cruz De Saenz v. Pamela Bondi
Affirmed
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether to re-evaluate "particularity" requirement for a social group after Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369 (2024); propriety of agency's alternative analysis.
Argument Date
September 9, 2025
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Blue Courtroom (Room 339)
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Niemeyer
Judge King
Citation
CaseKarla Cruz De Saenz v. Pamela Bondi, No. 24-1936 (4th Cir. Jan. 16, 2026)
PanelWilkinson, Niemeyer & King, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued September 9, 2025 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
23-7116
William White v. Warden of Fed Correctional Ins - Cumberland
Authored by Judge Niemeyer
24-1117
Hamilton Swart, III v. Jason Miyares
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
24-1778
Gurwinder Singh v. Pamela Bondi
Authored by Per Curiam
24-1936· This case
Karla Cruz De Saenz v. Pamela Bondi
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗January 16, 2026Majorityby Wilkinson
Disposition
- Court
- denied
- Normalized
- Affirmed
January 16, 2026