Case Explained: Santos Teresa Sanchez Henrriquez v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General of the United States1

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-30 The eighth-circuit denied Santos Teresa Sanchez Henrriquez’s petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily dismissing her administrative appeal. The court held that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the appeal because Sanchez Henrriquez failed to file a separate brief and her notice of appeal did not meaningfully apprise the BIA of the specific reasons underlying her challenge to the immigration judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Tortone. The court further determined that it could not review Sanchez Henrriquez’s claim for equitable tolling due to her former attorney’s missed deadline because she failed to exhaust this argument before the BIA. As a result, the petition for review is denied, leaving the BIA’s order and the underlying removal order in effect. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.