In the Supreme Court of the United States, Leon Santos-Zacaria, petitioner, v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, respondent [electronic resource] : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit : brief of amici curiae former immigration judges and former members of the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of neither party / Dan L. Bagatell, counsel of record, Michael A. Chajon, Erik B. Kundu, counsel for amici curiae.

The question presented is whether, in a case where a foreign citizen is seeking asylum in the U.S. based on the likelihood of persecution due to sexual orientation and transgender identity, the asylum seeker is required to exhaust administrative remedies by asking the Board of Immigration Appeals to...

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