German Santos v. Attorney General, No. 22-2072 (3d Cir.)
All Rise Trial & Appellate filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition, explaining that the BIA regularly fails to defer to state law to the detriment of immigrants, including, as here, ignoring a clear Pennsylvania Supreme Court holding about the elements of a drug offense. The brief also explains why federal courts should scrutinize the BIA’s uncritical deference to uncorroborated police reports, which harms immigrants.