J.E. F.M. Ex Rel. Ekblad v. Lynch

Concurrence by Judge McKEOWN;

Concurrence by Judge KLEINFELD

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

This interlocutory appeal requires us to answer a single question: does a district court have jurisdiction over a claim that indigent minor immigrants without counsel have a right to government-appointed counsel in removal proceedings? Our answer to this jurisdictional query is no. We underscore that we address only the jurisdictional issue,' not the merits of the claims. Congress has clearly provided that all claims — whether statutory or constitutional — that “aris[e] from” immigration removal…