Cancellation of Removal

Simantov v. Bondi, Case No. 24-60487 (5th Cir. 2025)

INA Section 240A(b)(1) Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds denial of cancellation of removal to Uzbekistani native and citizen of Israel where Respondent provided insufficient corroborating evidence of U.S. Citizen daughter’s alleged illness.

INA Section 240A(b)(2) Although Respondent’s ex-wife bullied him and obtained a default divorce decree awarding her full custody of the children, such actions did not rise to the level of “battery or extreme cruelty” required to show eligibility for cancellation based on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).