MORALES DURAN v. GARLAND (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Fatima Prissila MORALES-DURAN; Eva Lisdey Morales-Duran, Petitioners, v. Merrick GARLAND, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

No. 20-60397

Decided: August 23, 2021

Before Wiener, Southwick, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Magali Suarez Candler, Esq., Suarez Candler Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Petitioners. Jaclyn Shea, Esq., Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

After the release of our opinion on April 12, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that is relevant to an issue in this case. See Niz-Chavez v. Garland, ––– U.S. ––––, 141 S. Ct. 1474, 209 L.Ed.2d 433 (2021). Accordingly, we VACATE our prior decision, GRANT the petition for review, and REMAND to the Board of Immigration Appeals for further proceedings.

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.

Per Curiam:* FN* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

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