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Daily Archives: June 17, 2026

Matter of A-C-M- and Removal to Ecuador on the Papers: Summary Judgment Comes to Immigration Court

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Mike Baker

How a three-decision trilogy and the U.S.–Ecuador Asylum Cooperative Agreement let the government deport a pro se Venezuelan to a country the State Department tells Americans not to enter — by asking the wrong legal question. Maracaibo, Venezuela → Guayaquil, … Continue reading →

Posted in BIA & Federal Appeals | Tagged 8 CFR 1240.11, Asylum Cooperative Agreement, BIA, Celotex, Convention Against Torture, due process, Ecuador, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, INA 208(a)(2)(A), Lewis v. Faulkner, Matter of A-C-M-, Matter of C-I-G-M-, Matter of H-A-A-V-, mega master calendar, motion to pretermit, petition for review, pretermission, pro se respondents, safe third country, Seventh Circuit, summary judgment, Timms v. Frank, U.T. v. Bondi, Venezuela, withholding of removal | Leave a comment
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