The Supreme Court seemed resistant to Biden administration arguments on Jan. 17 that could lead to the deportation of a transgender illegal alien from Guatemala seeking asylum.
The issue is whether noncitizens have to petition the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its alleged errors before they ask federal courts of appeals for review. Those courts of appeals are split on the issue and “the Supreme Court’s answer could significantly impact noncitizens facing deportation and the immigration courts tasked with hearing their pleas for relief,” according to a SCOTUSblog summary.
