The Fourth Circuit has determined that whether an applicant for cancellation of removal has proven exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative is a mixed question of fact and law that can be reviewed by a federal appellate court. Unfortunately, the court affirmed the denial, finding that the petitioner’s four children (including one with a diagnosed anxiety disorder) would not suffer the requisite hardship if he was removed.

The full text of Gonzalez Galvan v. Garland can be found here:

https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/201485.P.pdf

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