Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: July 23, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in Velasquez Montillo v. Leyva, et al, an appeal docketed as an immigration matter against named officials. The opinion was issued July 23, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine exercise of appellate jurisdiction over immigration determinations, a long-settled Article III review function Congress has repeatedly authorized