Gonzalez Castillo v. Bondi , No. 24-3631 (6th Cir. June 18, 2025) crime of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; conviction after naturalization; denaturalization; statutory interpretation; rule of lenity; “is convicted” Matter of Roque-Izada , 29 I&N Dec. 106 (BIA 2025) termination of removal proceedings; parole; Cuban Adjustment Act; C.F.R. § 1003.18(d); Cabrera Fernandez; parole Lemus-Escobar v. Bondi , No. 18-73423 (9th Cir. June 16, 2025) mental health; attorney not necessarily adequate...
Jun 24, 2025•34 min
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Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Li v. Bondi , No. 18-70278 (9th Cir. June 10, 2025) ineffective assistance of counsel before the circuit court; failure to file brief; motion for BIA to reissue decision; BIA failure to give reasoned consideration De Souza Silva, et al. v. Bondi , No. 24-834 (9th Cir. June 11, 2025) past persecution; inability to practice religion freely; internal relocation; practicing religion in secret; Candomblé; Brazil Matter of E-Y-F-G- , 29 I&N Dec. 103 (BIA 2025) bond; flight risk despite grant of wi...
Jun 17, 2025•40 min
Hadwan v. Dept. of State , No. 22-1624 (2d Cir. June 3, 2025) revocation of Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA); revocation of passport abroad; CRBA revocation hearing; APA; due process; signed statement where signatory does not speak English; Office of Inspector General report against State Department officer Matter of B-N-K- , 29 I&N Dec. 96 (BIA 2025) administrative closure; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.18; Matter of W-Y-U ; recalendaring; TPS; persuasive reason for removal proceedings to be resolv...
Jun 10, 2025•42 min
Castaneira v. Noem , No. 23-5204 (D.C.C. May 30, 2025) Adam Walsh Act; no risk determination; Matter of Chawathe ; specified offense against a minor; preponderance of the evidence standard Matter of Beltrand-Rodriguez , 29 I&N Dec. 76 (BIA 2025) bond; danger; de novo review; sexual conduct against a child Matter of Bain , 29 I&N Dec. 72 (BIA 2025) discretion for non-LPR cancellation of removal Matter of D-E-B- , 29 I&N Dec. 83 (BIA 2025) motion to reopen; discretion; VAWA cancellatio...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Xia v. Bondi , No. 24-2304 (2d Cir. May 19, 2025) Patel ; no jurisdiction to review USCIS denial of adjustment of status United States v. Doe , No. 22-14307 (11th Cir. May 21, 2025) criminal penalties under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a)(1) for obstructing his removal or not cooperating with the procedures for obtaining travel out of the country; INA § 237(a); no requirement for admission; IIRIRA legislative history; deportation and exclusion Ramos Goncalves v. Bondi , No. 24-1511 (1st Cir. May 20, 2025) un...
May 27, 2025•30 min
Matter of F-B-G-M- & J-E-M-G- , 29 I&N Dec. 52 (BIA 2025) rebuttable presumption that email notifications sent via ECAS reach their recipient; equitable tolling of briefing deadlines Matter of M-S-I- , 29 I&N Dec. 61 (BIA 2025) unable or unwilling to protect; acquiesce; generalized corruption; failure to report harm; Maoists; Nepal Matter of Q. Li , 29 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA 2025) mandatory detention; alien arriving; applicant for admission; parole; INA § 235(b)(2)(A) Soto Santos v. Bo...
May 20, 2025•35 min
Ozturk v. Hyde, et al. , No. 25-1019 (2d Cir. May 7, 2025) and Mahdawi v. Trump, et al. , No. 25-1113 (2d Cir. May 9, 2025) habeas; transfer of noncitizens; INA § 241(g); venue; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(g); INA § 242(b)(9); other jurisdiction stripping provisions; government motion for stay; government motion for mandamus Matter of Choc-Tut , 29 I&N Dec. 48 (BIA 2025) bond; burdens; DUI; criminal court findings Sandoval Argueta v. Bondi , No. 23-60080 (5th Cir. May 9, ...
May 13, 2025•42 min
Mayancela Guaman, et. al v. Bondi , No. 24-1295 (1st Cir. Apr. 28, 2025) mixed motive Ecuadorian women; BIA de novo review of nexus; Matter of M-R-M-S- ; indigenous political parties; fear of Preside Correa; DHS burden to establish changed country conditions; Ecuador Ibarra v. Bondi , No. 22-1560 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2025) good moral character catch-all provision at INA § 101(f); fraud; use of false identity; counsel’s assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination Baptista v. B...
May 06, 2025•30 min
Velázquez v. Bondi , No. 23-929 (U.S. Apr. 22, 2025) voluntary departure; service on the weekend; 60 day departure period; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(1); “days”; presumption that Congress legislates in harmony with what came before it Matter of A-A-R- , 29 I&N Dec. 38 (BIA 2025) CAT deferral; former MS-13 members; state exception policy in El Salvador; experts; prison conditions; sharing criminal information with El Salvador; State Department reports; acquiesce and willful blindness; intent ...
Apr 29, 2025•55 min
Abrego Garcia v. Noem , No. 25-1404 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025) illegal abduction and disappearing of individuals with withholding of removal grants based on Executive overreach; facilitate Ebu v. USCIS , No. 24-5431 (6th Cir. Apr. 16, 2025) declaratory relief; naturalization with ongoing removal proceedings; INA § 318; INA § 336(b); legislative history Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Fl...
Apr 22, 2025•28 min
Blanco Contreras v. Bondi , No. 22-1538 (1st Cir. Apr. 9, 2025) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson ; ignoring evidence; failure to consider psychological report Matter of Iskandarani , 29 I&N Dec. 26 (BIA 2025) notice of appeal deadline; oral decision; written decision; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(b); law addendum Matter of O-A-R-G- , 29 I&N Dec. 30 (BIA 2025) former police officers; immutability; particular social group; nexus; animus, anti-circularity; M-R-M-S- ; police offic...
Apr 15, 2025•44 min
Alvarez Mendoza v. Bondi , No. 24-1112 (1st Cir. Mar. 31, 2025) cooperators against MS-13; Henriquez-Rivas ; persecution in the U.S.; Matter of H-L-S-A- ; social distinction and ocular visibility; El Salvador United States v. Cervenak , No. 23-3466 (6th Cir. Apr. 2, 2025) (en banc) crime of violence; realistic probability test; robbery in violation of Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.02 Mathin v. Mayorkas , 746 F. Supp. 3d 1327 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 16, 2024) naturalization review; INA § 310(c); warrant of arres...
Apr 08, 2025•42 min
Delligatti v. United States , No. 23-825 (U.S. Mar. 21, 2025) crime of violence; force through omission; New York attempted murder; Castleman ; Stokeling ; meaning of “use”; limits of Borden ; bodily injury; “ordinary meaning” Ayala Chapa v. Bondi , No. 21-60039 (5th Cir. Mar. 24, 2025) temporary appellate IJs; temporary Board member; Santos Zacaria; INA § 103(g)(1); Attorney General authority; ultra vires argument Yocom, et al. v. USCIS, et al ., No. 22-0839 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 21, 2025) discovery ...
Apr 01, 2025•30 min
Matter of C-A-R-R- , 29 I&N Dec. 13 (BIA 2025) incomplete I-589; deeming asylum application abandoned for failure to include asylum declaration; cocaine admission and good moral character Matter of Dor , 29 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2025) point of comparison of CSA and state drug schedule; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); Brown ; Mass. Gen. Law Ch. 94C § 32c(a); distribution of marijuana Duarte De Martinez v. Bondi , No. 24-1057 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2025) individualized inquiry for exceptional and extremely ...
Mar 25, 2025•44 min
Episodes will be published every Tuesday morning, going forward : ) 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. Cerenade "Leader in providing smart, secure, and intuitive cloud-based solutions" Click me! The Pen & Sword College (formerly The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law) Use Promo Code: ImmReview2025 Link to Nonprofi...
Mar 24, 2025•53 sec
Rosa v. Bondi , No. 24-1240 (1st Cir. Mar. 14, 2025) DHS burden to prove alienage by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence; Woodby standard Wilkinson v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-3166 (3d Cir. Mar. 11, 2025) extreme and exceptionally unusual hardship; substantial evidence standard of review; psychological harm without experts Rahman v. Bondi , No. 23-3608 (6th Cir. Mar. 13, 2025) types of hardship review; Wilkinson ; INA § 212(i) waiver; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(v) waiver; unlawful presence waive...
Mar 17, 2025•50 min
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Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Lau v. Bondi , No. 21-6623 (2d Cir. Mar. 4, 2025) LPR as arriving alien applicant for admission; INA § 101(a)(13)(C)(v); CIMT; Matter of Valenzuela-Felix ; parole Penaranda v. Bondi , No. 23-6584 (2d Cir. Mar. 7, 2025) false testimony, good moral character, and INA § 101(f)(6); Loper Bright and star decisis; Matter of Fernandes ; timely assertion of claims processing rule violation; deficient NTA; Wilkinson and non-LPR cancellation of removal Mohammed v. Bondi , No. 24-3649 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 202...
Mar 10, 2025•49 min
Xia v. Scott , No. 23-3055 (8th Cir. Feb. 27, 2025) exceptions to Hague Act adoption; habitual residence; I-130 petition by adoptive parent; reasoned consideration by BIA United States v. Parham , No. 23-4249 (4th Cir. Feb. 26, 2025) crime of violence; threat of sodomy accusation; physical force; sentence enhancement; robbery in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-58 Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving cli...
Mar 03, 2025•24 min
Odd, ends, and immigration news Stay positive! : ) El Manyary v. Bondi , No. 22-3102 (8th Cir. Feb. 21, 2025) in absentia motion to reopen; Campos-Chavez ; stop-time rule; equitable tolling; sua sponte ; exceptional circumstances for missing hearing; hearing notice in foreign language 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. Cerena...
Feb 24, 2025•21 min
Lapadat, et al. v. Bondi , No. 23-1745 (9th Cir. Feb. 12, 2025) past persecution; being shot; attempted kidnapping; death & rape threats; IJ mischaracterizing testimony; Roma; “gypsies”; pernicious maltreatment; no requirement for lasting injuries; disfavored group analysis for well founded fear; relevance of EU policy Perez-Perez, et al. v. Bondi , No. 23-4240 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2025) FRAP 15(a)(2)(A); listing names of petitioners in case caption Murillo-Chavez v. Bondi , No. 23-1997 (9th C...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Funez-Ortiz v. McHenry , No. 23-2290 (4th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025) CAT protection; BIA overturning IJ; under color of law; gangs wearing military uniform; acquiescence; presumption of regularity Matter of De Jesus-Platon , 29 I&N Dec. 7 (BIA 2025) Cal. Pen Code § 1473.7 vacated conviction; post-conviction relief; Cal. Pen. Code § 18.5; Matter of Velasquez-Rios ; CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 422; motion to remand; procedural or substantive defect; noncitizen's burden Becerril-Sanchez v. Bondi , No. 23-334...
Feb 10, 2025•38 min
Matter of Baeza-Galindo , 29 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2025) single scheme of criminal conduct; two or more CIMTs; temporal limitation; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); criminal intent Turner v. U.S. Att’y Gen. , No. 22-11207 (11th Cir. Jan. 30, 2025) former INA 321(a)(3); derivative naturalization; present-perfect tense; legal separation; Loper Bright ; Skidmore deference Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clien...
Feb 03, 2025•25 min
Odds and ends, nonprofits, and law students effected nonprofits and law students: email me if you need anything at kgregg@kktplaw.com Aguilar-Quintanilla v. McHenry , No. 24-60142 (5th Cir. Jan. 24, 2024) CAT protection; removal does not moot CAT challenge; ICE facilitating return; suspected gang members in El Salvador; CAT even with adverse credibility; requirement to consider affidavits; requirement to actually consider evidence, rather than simply mention Villagomez v. McHenry , No. 23-3558 (...
Jan 27, 2025•47 min
Ndungu v. Att'y Gen. U.S ., No. 20-2562 (3d Cir. Jan. 13, 2025) (en banc) history of CIMT; transactional view of res judicata; fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, in violation of 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3733(a.2)(2); documents to be considered under the categorical approach; divisibility analysis; different punishments; Pennsylvania’s mens rea gap filling statute; hypotheticals Matter of Arciniegas-Patino , 28 I&N Dec. 883 (BIA 2025) electronic notice of briefing schedule and deadli...
Jan 20, 2025•51 min
Akinsanya v. Garland , No. 24-1412 (1st Cir. Jan. 10, 2025) duty to intervene standard for government acquiesce or consent for CAT deferral; UN duty to intervene; two-pronged analysis; Boko Haram; Nigeria 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. Cerenade "Leader in providing smart, secure, and intuitive cloud-based solutions" Click...
Jan 13, 2025•18 min
United States v. Defrance , No. 23-2409 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2024) crime of violence; “bodily injury”; MT Code Ann. § 45-5-206(1)(a); assault; emotional or verbal injury; realistic probability test Zarzecki v. Garland , No. 21-3267 (7th Cir. Jan. 3, 2025) wholesale exclusion of evidence during adjustment of status discretionary analysis as legal error; de novo review of discretion Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business ...
Jan 06, 2025•20 min
Singh v. Garland , No. 23-2065 (9th Cir. Dec. 24, 2024) prior adverse credibility & motion to reopen; disregarding affidavits; corroborating evidence; falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus ; Mann party; Sikh; Badal Party Chmukh v. Garland , No. 21-1096 (9th Cir. Dec. 23, 2024) RCW § 69.50.4013; possession of stolen property aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); particularly serious crime; aggravated felony satisfying N-A-M- first step; dangerousness; issue exhaustion; Ukraine Magana-Magana v. G...
Dec 30, 2024•58 min
Viana Guedes, et al., v, Mayorkas, et al ., No. 24-1228 (1st Cir. Dec. 16, 2024) I-140 revocation; Bouarfa ; jurisdiction; Patel ; EB-2 NIW; discretion Salomon-Guillen v. Garland , No. 23-1723 (4th Cir. Dec. 18, 2024) temporary Appellate Immigration Judge; substantive vs. internal housekeeping regulations; agency following regulations where rights are affected; INA § 103(g); discretionary findings; extreme hardship; Patel Albayero-Gomez v. Garland , No. 23-3549 (8th Cir. Dec. 20, 2024) asylum; M...
Dec 23, 2024•40 min
