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Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins vs. Wassily v. Blanche
No. 25-1223No. 25-842
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| Fact | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General |
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| Docket | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement25-1223 | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General25-842 |
| Status | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementBefore Arguments | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralBefore Arguments |
| Date | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementArgued Jan 11, 2027 | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralArgued Nov 30, 2026 |
| Question presented | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementWhether, under EAJA, "any civil action" encompasses an action seeking a writ of habeas corpus to challenge civil immigration detention? | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralWhether noncitizens who were "granted asylum," but whose asylum was later terminated, are eligible for adjustment to LPR status under Section 1159(b) (as the Fifth Circuit held), or are categorically ineligible (as the Second and Fourth Circuits held)? |
| Summary | Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios v. Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore, Maryland, Immigration and Customs EnforcementThis case asks whether a person who wins a habeas corpus challenge to civil immigration detention may recover attorney’s fees and costs from the federal government under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The Court will decide whether such a habeas case counts as a “civil action” under that law. | Tamer S. Wassily v. Todd Blanche, Attorney GeneralThe Court will decide whether a noncitizen whose asylum was later terminated can still seek lawful permanent resident status based on having previously been granted asylum. The case concerns a split among federal appeals courts over the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1159(b). |
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