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Victor Manuel Castro-Aleman, aka Alfredo Quinones Olmo v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4032 · judgment June 26, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether an immigration judge’s failure to inform an alien of the right to seek discretionary relief from removal violates due process and thus can constitute “fundamental unfairness” under 8 U.S.C. §1326(d).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Cameron Joseph Edward Pritchett
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 23 2025Reply of petitioner Victor Manuel Castro-Aleman filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 09 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Nov 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2025.
- Nov 14 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 26, 2025 to December 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 27 2025Brief amicus curiae of George Washington University Law School Immigration Clinic filed.
- Oct 22 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 26, 2025.
- Oct 21 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 27, 2025 to November 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 24 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 27, 2025)