W. M. V. C. v. Barr, No. 17-60753 (5th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Fifth Circuit denied a petition for attorneys' fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act. In this case, the court granted the government's motion to remand to allow the BIA to consider the issues raised in petitioners' opening brief. The court held that attorneys' fees were unwarranted because the government was the prevailing party on the bulk of petitioner's claims and was substantially justified in denying protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on June 28, 2019.
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