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No. 23-1270October Term 2024Decided Jun 26, 2025

Docket 23-1270October Term 2024 (2024–2025)

Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley, Petitioner v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General

The Supreme Court ruled that the 30-day deadline for filing a petition for review of a removal order is a mandatory claims-processing rule rather than a jurisdictional requirement, meaning it can be waived or forfeited.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 26, 2025
Case AcceptedJan 27, 2025
Arguments HeardMar 24, 2025
Decision ReleasedJun 26, 2025
What it's about

The Supreme Court ruled that the 30-day deadline for filing a petition for review of a removal order is a mandatory claims-processing rule rather than a jurisdictional requirement, meaning it can be waived or forfeited. The Court also determined that a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying Convention Against Torture relief in a withholding-only proceeding does not constitute a final order of removal for triggering this deadline.

Question presented

1. Is 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1)’s 30-day deadline jurisdictional, or merely a mandatory claims-processing rule that can be waived or forfeited? 2. Can a person obtain review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in a withholding-only proceeding by filing a petition within 30 days of that decision?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2025

Area

Immigration