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Justice Kagan Denies Emergency Appeal, Clearing Way for Mexican Family's Deportation

The family, fleeing cartel violence in Mexico, was ordered to report to U.S. immigration authorities on April 17, with deportation proceedings now set to move forward.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sits on a panel at the 2024 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday July 25, 2024.
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Overview

  • Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency appeal from a Mexican family seeking asylum, declining to block their deportation without referring the case to the full court.
  • The family, identified as Fabian Lagunas Espinoza, Maria Angelica Flores Ulloa, and their two sons, fled Guerrero, Mexico, in 2021 after receiving death threats from the Los Rojos cartel.
  • Their asylum claim was denied by an immigration judge, a decision upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2023 and the Ninth Circuit Court in February 2025.
  • The family argued that they face imminent danger if deported, citing credible threats and past violence against family members in their court filings.
  • With the emergency appeal denied, the family was directed to meet with immigration officials on April 17, and their deportation now appears imminent barring further judicial intervention.