A weekly podcast of immigration case summaries and practice insights from your host, Kevin A. Gregg, a partner at the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A. Each Monday, the Immigration Review podcast reviews the latest published opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—discussing some in depth, providing holdings for others, and always giving practical insights, rummaging through the week’s decisions so you don’t h ...
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Ep. 226 - Precedential Decisions from 8/19/2024 - 8/25/2024 (asylum; withholding of removal; CAT; imputed political opinion; substantial evidence; past persecution; nexus; corroborating evidence)
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Aben v. Garland, No. 20-60937 (5th Cir. Aug. 20, 2024) Asylum; withholding of removal; CAT; imputed political opinion; substantial evidence; past persecution; nexus; corroborating evidence; Anglophone; Cameroon Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clien…
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Ep. 225 - Precedential Decisions from 8/12/2024 - 8/18/2024 (vacated criminal conviction & reopening; murder; voluntary departure; temporary BIA members; nexus; police reports & discretion)
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Bent v. Garland, No. 22-1910 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2024) Cal. Pen. Code § 1473.7(a)(1); equitably tolling for motion to reopen where criminal conviction vacated; due diligence; extraordinary circumstance United States v. Manzano, No. 23-6073 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 2024) generic definition of murder; Oklahoma second degree murder in violation of Okla. Sta…
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Ep. 224 - Precedential Decisions from 8/5/2024 - 8/11/2024 (denaturalization & estoppel; mental health & asylum; hardship review; attorney unpreparedness & continuances; particularly serious crimes; domestic ...
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Intro + Nakka, et al. v. USCIS (CA9) and United States v. Valdivias-Soto (CA9) Indian derivative visas and CSPA; translation errors in removal proceedings and right to counsel United States v. Munoz, No. 22-11574 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2024) denaturalization; clearly erroneous; collateral estoppel; judicial estoppel; date of conspiracy and other crimin…
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Ep. 223 - Precedential Decisions from 7/29/2024 - 8/4/2024 (challenging DHS regulations; material support of terrorism & due process; naturalization delay; particularly serious crime; mental health issues; ...
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Save Jobs USA v. DHS, No. 23-5089 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 2, 2024) challenging DHS regulations; Washtech; H-4 employment authorization; Major Questions Doctrine; star decisis Jani v. Garland, No. 22-1397 (1st Cir. July 30, 2024) material support of terrorism bar to asylum; fundamental fairness and due process; indiscernible transcript Jemaah Islamiya; appe…
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Ep. 222 - Precedential Decisions from 7/22/2024 - 7/28/2024 (administrative notice of foreign law; credibility; derivative citizenship; best interests of the child; asylum & Angola; PFR venue; bonafide ...
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Shen v. Garland, No. 16-71315 (9th Cir. July 24, 2024) administrative notice of foreign law; forced abortion; 2003 change in law for Chinese premarital checkups; exhaustion of sub-arguments; Alam; credibility; mistaken memory may lead to change in testimony; DHS misstating facts on cross-examination Colin-Villavicencio v. Garland, No. 22-507 (9th C…
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Special Episode - Interview with Attorney Ira Kurzban (important cases from the Supreme Court's 2023-2024 Term; state of the judiciary; Immigrants' List & immigration advocacy)
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All about Ira Kurzban and Immigrants' List: Attorney Profile: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/kurzban-ira-j-esq/ Get involved with Immigrants' List: https://www.immigrantslist.org/ Order Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook: https://www.aila.org/shop/products/view/kurzbans-immigration-law-sourcebook Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kur…
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Ep. 221 - Precedential Decisions from 7/15/2024 - 7/21/2024 (flight from ethnic cleansing & genocide; gang recruitment & PSGs; CIMT & prostitution; I-213 reliability; unfulfilled threat doctrine)
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Paye v. Garland, No. 23-1426 (1st Cir. July 17, 2024) flight from ethnic cleansing and genocide as past persecution; INA § 242(a)(2)(C) jurisdiction Ramos-Gutierrez v. Garland, No. 23-1885 (1st Cir. July 18, 2024) particularly social group; nexus; circularity; example of what happens when you report on gangs in El Salvador Ortega-Cordova v. Garland…
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Ep. 220 - Precedential Decisions from 7/8/2024 - 7/14/2024 (naturalization; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; conditional LPR; pre-trial detention; confined as a result ...
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Azumah v. USCIS, No. 22-2175 (4th Cir. July 9, 2024) naturalization; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; 8 C.F.R. § 316.2(b); applicant for admission Bador v. Garland, No. 22-6492 (2d Cir. July 11, 2024) INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; conditional permanent resident; INA § 216(c)(4)(B); I-751; Vasquez v. Holder; bonafide marriage; Matter of Bador…
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Special Episode - Interview with Attorney Eric Lee (lead counsel on the recent doctrine of consular nonreviewability Supreme Court case, Munoz v. Dept. of State)
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All about Eric Lee: Law Firm Website (Diamante Law): https://www.diamantelaw.com/meet-our Email: elee@diamantelaw.com Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern immig…
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Ep. 219 - Precedential Decisions from 7/1/2024 - 7/7/2024 (car jacking; crime of violence - physical force & mens rea; climate refugees; 212(c) relief; Wilkinson review; mixed motive, nexus, Christians ...
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Gutierrez v. Garland, Nos., 22-554, 21-130 (9th Cir. July 2, 2024) carjacking in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 215(a); aggravated felony crime of violence; crime involving moral turpitude; statute silent on mens rea; Borden; California robbery; res judicata Cruz Galicia v. Garland, No. 23-1910 (1st Cir. July 1, 2024) climate refugees; particular so…
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Special Episode - AILA Annual Conference 2024 (interview with AILA National Immediate Past President Farshad Owji, and AILA National President Kelli Stump)
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Links!!!! All about AILA All about Farshad All about Kelli Farshad's AILA Annual Conference 2024 Speech Kelli's AILA Annual Conference 2024 Speech Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 ye…
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Ep. 218 - Precedential Decisions from 6/24/2024 - 6/30/2024 (Chevron agency deference; discretionary determination review; nexus; Jehovah’s Witnesses; religion; aggravated felony: sexual abuse of a minor ...
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Guardian article on Honduras Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451 (U.S. June 28, 2024) deference to agencies; APA; Chevron; star decisis Santiago Lopez v. Garland, No. 23-2081 (7th Cir. June 24, 2024) non-LPR cancellation of removal; Wilkinson; discretionary determination; procedural vs. substantive challenge; timelines of deficient NTA…
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Ep. 217 - Precedential Decisions from 6/17/2024 - 6/23/2024 (fundamental right to live with spouse; lawful sanction; credibility; failure to consider therapist letter; no-notice reopening; reasonable fear ...
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Department of State v. Munoz, No. 23-334 (U.S. June 21, 2024) fundamental right to live with one’s spouse in the United States; due process; doctrine of consular nonreviewability Matter of H-C-R-C-, 28 I&N Dec. 809 (BIA 2024) lawful sanction cannot defeat the CAT; prison rape; credibility Garcia Cortes v. Garland, No. 22-1930 (4th Cir. June 17, 202…
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Ep. 216 - Precedential Decisions from 6/10/2024 - 6/16/2024 (in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; textualism; crime of violence; asylum & withholding nexus; CIMT; prolonged detention post-reinstatement ...
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Campos-Chaves v. Garland, No. 22-674 (U.S. June 14, 2024) in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; statutory interpretation; Notice of Hearing; INA § 239(a)(2); “change”; “new”; “any” United States v. Venjohn, No. 23-8028 (10th Cir. June 10, 2024) crime of violence; Colorado Stat. § 18-3-206; state appellate case law binds for categorical appro…
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Ep. 215 - Precedential Decisions from 6/3/2024 - 6/9/2024 (case law housekeeping!; authentication of domestic records; APA - jurisdiction, discretion & I-601A delay; one year asylum deadline; pattern or ...
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Caselaw Housekeeping South Carolina domestic violence (4th Cir.); Afghan and Iraqi Allies, et al. v. Blinken, et al (D.C. Cir.); Jajati v. CBP (9th Cir.) Smith v. Garland, No. 22-954 (9th Cir. June 3, 2024) authentication of domestic records; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6; exhaustion; government failure to raise argument; CAT protection; Guyana Smith v. Garland…
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Ep. 214 - Precedential Decisions from 5/28/2024 - 6/2/2024 (sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; possession of child pornography; mootness & physical removal; J-F-F- and CAT; controlled substance ...
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Huynh v. Garland, No. 23-1318 (8th Cir. May 28, 2024) sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; possession of child pornography; INA § 101(A)(43)(a); Iowa Code § 728.12(3); INA § 101(a)(43)(L); CIMT; realistic provability and case exemplars Lopez-Sorto v. Garland, No. 21-2107 (4th Cir. May 31, 2024) CAT protection; mootness and physical removal; I…
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Ep. 213 - Precedential Decisions from 5/21/2024 - 5/27/2024 (serious drug offense; choice of law; changed country condition motion to reopen; Bosnian Muslims; religion and nexus; police informant; deficient ...
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Brown v. United States, No. 22-6389 (U.S. May 23, 2024) sentence enhancement; ACCA; Pennsylvania marijuana; Florida cocaine; categorical approach point of comparison Matter of M-N-I-, 28 I&N Dec. 803 (BIA 2024) choice of law; change of venue; Matter of Garcia; administrative control court; notice of hearing Tulung v. Garland, No. 23-2430 (1st Cir. …
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Ep. 212 - Precedential Decisions from 5/13/2024 - 5/20/2024 (knock and talk; curtilage; Fourth Amendment; vacating ICE policy and practice; Hague Act Adoption; changed country condition motion to reopen; ...
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Sorto-Vasquez Kidd, et al. v. Mayorkas, et al., (C.D. Cal. May 15, 2024) knock and arrest; knock and talk; curtilage; Fourth Amendment; injunctive relief; vacating ICE policy and practice; Aleman Gonzalez; INA § 242(f) Matter of Furtado, 28 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2024) Hague Act Adoption and I-130; exceptions; internal USCIS policy; Central Authority le…
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Ep. 211 - Precedential Decisions from 5/6/2024 - 5/12/2024 (FBA Conference!; deficient NTA; reinstatement; exhaustion; claims processing rule; INA § 241(a)(5) not jurisdictional; reasonable fear; family ...
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Suate-Orellana v. Garland, No. 19-72446 (9th Cir. May 7, 2024) deficient NTA; reinstatement; exhaustion; claims processing rule; INA § 241(a)(5) not jurisdictional; Santos-Zacaria and clearly irreconcilable precedent Galvez-Vicencio v. Garland, No. 23-3018 (8th Cir. May 6, 2024) reasonable fear review; family based particular social group; fear of …
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Ep. 210 - Precedential Decisions from 4/29/2024 - 5/5/2024 (crime of domestic violence & mental harms; expert witness & CAT - Iraq; past persecution & Mexican Navy; immutability & business owners; Sinaloa ...
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Sanchez-Perez v. Garland, No. 23-3004 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2024) misdemeanor domestic assault under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111; crime of domestic violence; physical force; mental harms; bodily injury; United Staes v. Castleman Saleh v. Garland, No. 22-3036 (6th Cir. May 2, 2024) expert witness; attorney concessions; holistic approach to aggregate CA…
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Ep. 209 - Precedential Decisions from 4/22/2024 - 4/28/2024 (FTCA; de minimis harm; colorable question of law; time limit on discretion; qualifying relative; non-LPR cancellation of removal; age out; 4 ...
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Queen v. United States, No. 22-30294 (5th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024) FTCA; prisoner claims; de minimis harm Ndlovu v. Garland, No. 23-2208 (7th Cir. Apr. 25, 2024) justification; Patel; colorable question of law; time limit on discretion Rangel-Fuentes v. Garland, No. 23-9511 (10th Cir. Apr. 23, 2024) qualifying relative; non-LPR cancellation of removal; …
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Ep. 208 - Precedential Decisions from 4/15/2024 - 4/21/2024 (I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; ...
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Bristow v. Mayorkas, No. 22 C 991 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024) I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); persuasiveness of affidavits Olmedo Martinez v. Garland, No. 23-9593 (10th Cir. Apr. 16, 2024) non-LPR cancellation of removal motion to reopen; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; W…
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Ep. 207 - Precedential Decisions from 4/8/2024 - 4/14/2024 (CAT deferral; aggregate forms of torture; changed country condition motion to reopen; Chaldean Christian; Iraq; injunction; visa bulletin; denaturalization; ...
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Abdulahad v. Garland, No. 22-3743 (6th Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) CAT deferral; aggregate forms of torture; changed country condition motion to reopen; cumulative evidence; point of comparison; individualized risk; American characteristics; Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF); Chaldean Christian; Iraq Cheejati, et al. v. Blinken, et al., No. 23-40398 (5th C…
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Ep. 206 - Precedential Decisions from 4/1/2024 - 4/7/2024 (criminal encouraging violation of immigration law; expedited removal untimely evidence; unable or unwilling to protect in Mexico; collateral estoppel ...
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United States v. Hansen, No. 17-10548 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2024) common law specific intent mens rea; solicitation definition; 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and 1324(a)(1)(B)(i); encouraging violation of immigration law Matter of F-C-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 788 (BIA 2024) (amended) 8 C.F.R. § 1240.17; expedited removal; credible fear process; mental incompete…
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Special Episode - Interview with Raquel Gomes and Ruby Powers: All About Stafi!
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All about Raquel Gomes & Stafi: Raquel's Linkedin Profile Stafi's website: www.stafi.cc Stafi's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71610226/admin/feed/posts Stafi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getstafi/ Stafi's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetStafi/ All about Ruby Powers: Ruby's Profile Law Firm Website: www.RubyPowersLaw.com…
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Ep. 205 - Precedential Decisions from 3/25/2024 - 3/31/2024 (mixed motive; one central reason; personal dispute; religion; CIMT; New Jersey second-degree robbery; naturalization; false claim to U.S. citizenship; ...
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Khalil v. Garland, No. 23-1443 (1st Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) mixed motive; one central reason; personal dispute; intertwined reasons; religion; persecution standard; de novo review of government-actor prong of CAT protection; duty to intervene; Muslim Brotherhood; Egypt Almanzar v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 21-3092 (3d Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) second-degree robbe…
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Ep. 204 - Precedential Decisions from 3/18/2024 - 3/24/2024 (mixed question of law and fact; CIMT & child abuse; nexus & indigenous women; particular social group change on appeal; relocation in India; ...
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Wilkinson v. Garland, No. 22-666 (U.S. Mar. 19, 2024) jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B) & (D); Guerro-Lasprilla; mixed question of law and fact; Patel Gomez-Ruotolo v. Garland, No. 23-1238 (4th Cir. Mar. 20, 2024) CIMT; categorical approach; electronic solicitation of a minor between seven and fourteen; VA Code § 18.2-374.3(c); attempted sexual batt…
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Ep. 203 - Precedential Decisions from 3/11/2024 - 3/17/2024 (particularly serious crime; prolonged detention; late-filed evidence; criminal conviction definition; asylum one-year filing deadline; family ...
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Annor v. Garland, No. 23-1281 (4th Cir. Mar. 15, 2024) particularly serious crime; conspiracy to commit money laundering; 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h); N-A-M- process; elements; dangerousness Vasquez Castaneda v. Perry, et al., No. 22-7365 (4th Cir. Mar. 13, 2024) prolonged detention; Zadvydas; reasonable foreseeability of removal; withholding-only; reinsta…
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Ep. 202 - Precedential Decisions from 3/4/2024 - 3/10/2024 (parole; returning removed noncitizens; Mexican business owners; serious nonpolitical crime; retrogression; CAT & South Sudan; claims processing ...
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Membreno-Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 23-60022 (5th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024) 8 C.F.R. § 212.5(b)(5); applicant for admission; adjustment of status; motion to reopen; termination of parole The Saga of Mr. Nkenglefac returning wrongfully removed noncitizens islaimmigration.org Reyes Galeana v. Garland, No. 24-0043 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024) Mexican business owne…
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Special Episode - Interview with Trina Realmuto and Eddie Ramos (National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA); TPS employment authorization class action; impact litigation; mentorship)
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All about Trina Realmuto: NILA Profile All about Eddie Ramos: KKTP Profile Additional links!: NILA’s Impact Litigation (including Mansor v. USCIS ) Transparency Litigation Co-Counseling Program Join NILA’s Strategic Assistance Program Support NILA Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injur…
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Ep. 201- Precedential Decisions from 2/26/2024 - 3/3/2024 (withholding-only review & reinstatement; final order; BIA reweighing evidence; nexus - indigenous women; Mexicans with mental health disorders ...
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F.J.A.P. v. Garland, No. 21-2284 (7th Cir. Feb. 27, 2024) withholding-only review; Nasrallah; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Santos-Zacaria; statutory interpretation; presumption of review; clear error and credibility; reweighing evidence; failure to identif…
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Ep. 200!!! - Precedential Decisions from 2/19/2024 - 2/25/2024 (vacated criminal conviction; procedural or substantive defect; reopening; reasonable relocation; Mann Party & India; crime of violence; Ohio ...
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Matter of Azrag, 28 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 2024) vacated criminal conviction; Thomas and Thompson; procedural or substantive defect; burden of proof; reasons for vacating Singh Bhagtana v. Garland, No. 20-1673 (2d. Cir. Feb. 22, 2024) reasonable relocation outside of Punjab State; Sikh; Mann Party; India Singh v. Garland, No. 23-2289 (8th Cir. Feb. 23, …
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Ep. 199 - Precedential Decisions from 2/12/2024 - 2/18/2024 (repatriated Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; aggravated felony theft offense; drugs & realistic probability test in CA5; marriage fraud ...
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Herrow v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 22-1854 (3d Cir. Feb. 13, 2024) repatriated Somalis; particularity and distinction; Westernized Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; Georgetown Report; Reer Hamar Bendiri; Al Shabaab; Somalia Guzman-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 23-9 (9th Cir. Feb. 14, 2024) aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); Arizona rob…
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Ep. 198 - Precedential Decisions from 2/5/2024 - 2/11/2024 (I-751; joint filing; U-visa disclosure; penalties; 8 U.S.C. § 1367; willfulness; assault resulting in serious bodily injury; crime of violence; ...
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Matter of Bernardo, 28 I&N Dec. 781 (BIA 2024) I-751; joint filing; allegation of marriage fraud; properly filed; duress and coercion Patel v. Jaddou, No. 24-0026 (6th Cir. Feb. 9, 2024) U-visa disclosure; penalties; 8 U.S.C. § 1367; willfulness; APA; private right of action against federal officials United States v. Devereaux, No. 22-1203 (10th Ci…
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Ep. 197 - Precedential Decisions from 1/29/2024 - 2/4/2024 (deficient NTA; Form I-261; persecution because of debts; motion to reopen & mental health; mixed adverse credibility finding; clearly and beyond ...
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Matter of Aguilar Hernandez, 28 I&N Dec. 774 (BIA 2024) deficient NTA; Form I-261; interlocutory appeal; termination; regulatory interpretation; factual and legal allegations in an NTA; Niz-Chavez dicta Gaspar-Felipe v. Garland, No. 22-3372 (8th Cir. Jan. 30, 2024) indigenous asylum claim; persecution because of debts; family remaining in country o…
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Ep. 196 - Precedential Decisions from 1/22/2024 - 1/28/2024 (imminent death threats alone & persecution/torture; mixed motive, family group & nexus; unable or unwilling; BIA reweighing evidence; applicant ...
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Pineda-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 20-1912 (1st Cir. Jan. 24, 2024) past torture; past persecution; death threats alone; imminent threats; mixed motive; animus; family membership; cattle thieves; nexus standard for withholding; El Salvador Owusu v. Garland, No. 24-0016 (6th Cir. Jan. 24, 2024) police unable or unwilling to protect; failure to report;…
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Ep. 195 - Precedential Decisions from 1/15/2024 - 1/21/2024 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; motion to reopen; minor; newly available evidence; Domestic Abuse Assault, Enhanced under ...
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Velasquez-Castillo v. Garland, No. 21-60681 (5th Cir. Jan. 17, 2024) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”); motion to reopen; minor; newly available evidence; changed country conditions; failure to consider evidence; sexual orientation; Honduras United States v. Daye, No. 23-1048 (8th Cir. Jan. 16, 2024) Domestic Abuse Assaul…
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Ep. 194 - Precedential Decisions from 1/8/2024 - 1/14/2024 (bond; collateral estoppel; INA § 236(a); Bail Reform Act; crime of violence; VICAR; felony murder; divisibility; means vs. elements)
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Matter of Panin, 28 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2024) bond; collateral estoppel; INA § 236(a); Bail Reform Act United States v. Ortiz-Orellana, No. 16-4844 (4th Cir. Jan. 10, 2024) crime of violence; VICAR; felony murder; divisibility; means vs. elements; impotance of jury instructions; crime of violence Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban T…
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Ep. 193 - Precedential Decisions from 1/1/2024 - 1/7/2024 (adverse credibility; omission; medical reports; past persecution harm; due process; unable or unwilling to protect; complete helplessness; three ...
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Singh v. Garland, No. 23-1192 (7th Cir. Jan. 2, 2024) adverse credibility; omission; medical reports; past persecution harm; due process challenge; exhaustion; Mann Party; Sikh; India Mejia-Alvarenga v. Garland, No. 22-60554 (5th Cir. Jan. 3, 2024) unable or unwilling to protect; complete helplessness; failure to report harm; rape; threats; due pro…
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Ep. 192 - Precedential Decisions from 12/26/2023 - 12/31/2023 (particular social group - circularity, distinction, criminal motives & nexus; Mendez Rojas class; sue sponte; crime of violence; abandonment ...
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Espinoza-Ochoa v. Garland, No. 21-1431 (1st Cir. Dec. 27, 2023) particular social group; social distinction; circularity; farmers; nexus; mixed motive; one central reason; retribution; criminal motives transforming into protected ground; revenge; gangs; Guatemala Pascual-Miguel v. Garland, No. 20-2397 (8th Cir. Dec. 27, 2023) ineffective assistance…
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Ep. 191 - Precedential Decisions from 12/18/2023 - 12/25/2023 (Happy Holidays!; I-751; removal of conditional LPR status; IJ authority to terminate; Texas aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon ...
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Matter of H. N. Ferreira, 28 I&N Dec. 765 (BIA 2023) I-751; removal of conditional LPR status; IJ authority to terminate Delgado-Victorio v. Garland, No. 23-60102 (5th Cir. Dec. 18, 2023) aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A) & (2)(A)(iv); Borden and mens rea; crime of violence; good cause …
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Ep. 190 - Precedential Decisions from 12/11/2023 - 12/17/2023 (crimmigration week!; child endangerment; crime of violence - psychological force, intent, violent force, de minimus force & aggravated assault; ...
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United States v. Trice, No. 23-1406 (8th Cir. Dec. 12, 2023) least culpable conduct criminalized by Iowa Code § 726.6(1)(a); child endangerment; general intent definition; witnessing assault U.S. v. Menendez-Montalvo, No. 22-1687 (1st Cir. Dec. 12, 2023) crime of violence; Article 3.1 of Puerto Rico's Domestic Violence Law; psychological abuse; int…
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Ep. 189 - Precedential Decisions from 12/4/2023 - 12/10/2023 (final order of removal & withholding; nexus: religion, domestic violence & witches; reasonable relocation; drug offenses; aggravated felony ...
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Argueta-Hernandez v. Garland, No. 22-60307 (5th Cir. Dec. 5, 2023) untimely petition for review; withholding; final order; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Nasrallah; panel rehearing; claims processing rule; Santos-Zacaria; death threats alone; one central reason; a reason; nexus; government says leave country; willful blindness; MS-13; El Salvador; Villarreal Si…
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Eps. 187 & 188 - Precedential Decisions from 11/20/2023 - 12/3/2023 (asylum reform; nexus & family membership; aggravated felony controlled substance trafficking; mandamus injunctions & the visa bulletin; ...
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American Bar Association Opposition to Proposals that Restrict Asylum and Humanitarian Parole in Supplemental Funding Request Click me! Matter of M-R-M-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2023) asylum; nexus; particular social group; family membership; L-E-A-; incidental, tangential, or superficial; cartel desire for land Tellez-Ramirez v. Garland, No. 22-116…
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Ep. 186 - Precedential Decisions from 11/13/2023 - 11/19/2023 (reasonable fear review; reinstatement; final order of removal; persecution; unfulfilled threats; USCIS notice on counsel; due process; Miranda ...
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Martinez v. Garland, No. 22-1221 (4th Cir. Nov. 16, 2023) reasonable fear review; Nasrallah; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Santos-Zacaria Hernandez-Mendez v. Garland, No. 20-1789 (1st Cir. Nov. 15, 2023) past persecution; unfulfilled threats; refusal to obe…
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Ep. 185 - Precedential Decisions from 10/30/2023 - 11/12/2023 (asylum; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for past persecution; IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; fear of gang extortion; ...
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Juarez-Vicente v. Garland, No. 22-3318 (8th Cir. Nov. 7, 2023) past persecution; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for persecution; gay and bisexual men; Guatemala Varela-Chavarria v. Garland, No. 22-1780 (1st Cir. Nov. 9, 2023) protections and IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; pro se; fear of gang extortion; cumulative harm …
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Ep. 184/Special Episode - Interview with Dan Lawton about his new book Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Buy Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Wild Blue Press Amazon Other Links! Klinedinst News about Dan and his book, with photographs! https://abovethegroundbook.com/ Dan Lawton's profile at Klinedinst Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business…
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Ep. 183 - Precedential Decisions from 10/23/2023 - 10/29/2023 (criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility ...
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Matter of Brathwaite, 28 I&N Dec. 751 (BIA 2023) criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; late-filed appeals M.S.C. v. Garland, No. 21-1496 (1st Cir. Oct. 24, 2023) opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility; motion to reopen; recalling forced abortion; demeanor; authentication; 8 C.F…
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Special Episode - Interview with Immigration Judge Mimi Tsankov in her capacity as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges
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Learn all about Judge Mimi Tsankov: FBA Profile Additional links!: Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and border Safety - Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation’s Immigration Courts The Honorable Mimi Tsankov - President, National Association of Immigration Judges The Honorable Rebecca Gambler -…
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Ep. 182 - Precedential Decisions from 10/16/2023 - 10/22/2023 (divisibility; assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; violent felony; child witness to gang violence; particular social group; ...
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USA v. Redd, No. 20-6957 (4th Cir. Oct. 19, 2023) divisibility; violent felony/crime of violence; focus on what jury must find; Maryland first degree assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; rejecting state courts use of the word “element”; recklessness; battery; aggravating factor of firearm Pacheco-Mota v. Garland, No. 22-3651 (8th Cir.…
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