Nasrallah v. Barr

Decided June 1, 2020. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-1432 · 590 U.S. 573 · Cited 756 times

Title 8 U. S. C. §§1252(a)(2)(C) and (D) do not preclude judicial review of a removable noncitizen’s factual challenges to an order denying relief under the international Convention Against Torture, which protects noncitizens from removal to a country where they would likely face torture.

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