Immigration Review

Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)•www.kktplaw.com

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 have to.

*Read about your host and the KKTP law firm here: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/

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Episodes

Ep. 131 - Precedential Decisions from 10/24/2022 - 10/30/2022 (Colorado definition of marijuana; jurisdiction following reinstatement; jurisdiction for credible fear review; constitutional rights; particular social group s in El Salvador)

Zapata-Chacon v. Garland , No. 20-9645 (10th Cir. Oct. 25, 2022) Colorado definition of marijuana; motion to reconsider and terminate; definition of review; definition of relief; INA § 241(a)(5); jurisdiction; 28J letter Morales v. Garland , No. 20-1305 (4th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022) particular social group; witnesses to gang crime; women unable to leave their domestic relationship; family; particularity; social distinction; nexus; exhaustion; El Salvador Guevara-Fabian v. Garland , No. 20-60627 (5th ...

Oct 31, 2022•30 min

Ep. 130 - Precedential Decisions from 10/17/2022 - 10/23/2022 (withholding of removal; imputed gang member; CAT protection - government actors, gang-police officers, legislative history, under color of law standard, and willful blindness; credibility)

Chavez v. Garland , No. 21-1267 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022) withholding of removal; imputed political opinion; imputed particular social group; imputed gang member; Matter of E-A-G- ; Chevron Step 2; CAT; willful blindness; MS-13; El Salvador H.H. v. Garland , No. 21-1150 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022) CAT protection; acquiescence; willful blindness test; mixed question of law and fact; experts; Matter of S-V- ; CAT regulations; legislative history; private actors as government actors; under color of law...

Oct 24, 2022•42 min

Ep. 129 - Precedential Decisions from 10/10/2022 - 10/16/2022 (en banc; deficient NTA; venue; stay of removal; adjustment of status; discretion; mens rea; aggravated felony theft offense; permissive inference by a jury; realistic probability test)

Singh v. Garland , No. 20-70050 (9th Cir. Oct. 12, 2022) en banc challenge; in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; statutory interpretation; Rodriguez ; Laparra Sarr v. Garland , No. 20-3836 (2d Cir. Oct. 12, 2022) venue; jurisdiction; stay of removal; INA § 242(b)(2) Moreno v. Garland , No. 21-1237 (1st Cir. Oct. 14, 2022) adjustment of status; INA § 245(a); discretion; motion to remand; new evidence; jurisdiction Baghdad v. Att'y Gen. U.S ., No. 21-2094 (3d Cir. Oct. 11, 2022) mens rea; ...

Oct 17, 2022•28 min

Ep. 128 - Precedential Decisions from 10/3/2022 - 10/9/2022 (doctrine of consular nonreviewability; CAT - waiver of claim & credibility; exhaustion & due process; pro se rights; § 212(c); conditional LPRs & § 237(a)(1)(H))

Munoz v. DOS, et al. , No. 21-55365 (9th Cir. Oct. 5, 2022) doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Immigrant Visa; tattoos; facially legitimate bonafide reason; timely notification; Due Process Cordero-Chavez v. Garland , No. 21-60370 (5th Cir. Oct. 4, 2022) credibility; CAT protection; inconsistency; CAT box; waiver of CAT claim; Eduard v. Ashcroft Ndifon v. Garland , No. 20-60997 (5th Cir. Oct. 4, 2022) CAT protection notwithstanding adverse credibility finding; failure to consider evidence; A...

Oct 10, 2022•49 min

Ep. 127 - Precedential Decisions from 9/26/2022 - 10/2/2022 (motion to reopen; vacated conviction; controlled substance convictions; Federal First Offender’s Act; CIMTs; cancellation of removal - jurisdiction, VAWA, and reinstatement)

Lara-Garcia v. Garland , No. 20-71703 (9th Cir. Sept. 26, 2022) motion to reopen; vacated conviction; Cardoso-Tlaseca ; simple possession of drugs; Federal First Offender’s Act (FFOA); Lujan-Armendariz ; sua sponte; CIMT – Cal. Pen. Code § 459, misdemeanor burglary; Cal. Pen. Code § 496(a), misdemeanor receipt of stolen property; Cal. Health and Safety Code § 11364(a), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia De La Rosa-Rodriguez v. Garland , No. 20-71923 (9th Cir. Sept. 27, 2022) Non-LPR ca...

Oct 03, 2022•24 min

Ep. 126 - Precedential Decisions from 9/19/2022 - 9/25/2022 (THANK YOU PATRONS!; exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India)

September 2022 Patron Shout Out! Derrick Upchurch Breanna Cary Nenad Milosevic Yuna E. Scott Lorraine Marte Susan Gregg Michelle M. Marty Rivera Pablo Rodriguez Dave Burton Fola Olumbunmi Kumar v. Garland , No. 20-60712 (5th Cir. Sept. 21, 2022) exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India *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...

Sep 26, 2022•12 min

Ep. 125 - Precedential Decisions from 9/12/2022 - 9/18/2022 (past persecution; Mann Party; India; continuances; right to present testimony; due process; prejudice; constitutional and regulatory violations)

Singh v. Garland , No. 20-72806 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2022) past persecution; serious harm; death threats alone; fleeing home; age of victim for persecution; Shiromani Akali Dal Party (Mann Party); India Martinez Roman v. Garland , No. 20-3476 (2d Cir. Sept. 15, 2022) continuances; non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; psychological expert; live testimony; duplicative testimony; duty to develop the record; Mexico Freza v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-2259 (3d Cir...

Sep 19, 2022•27 min

Ep. 124 - Precedential Decisions from 9/5/2022 - 9/11/2022 (detention; MS-13; asylum; unable or unwilling to control private actors; non-LPR cancellation of removal; qualifying relative; NACARA; INA § 212(h) waiver)

Intro + Hernandez Avilez v. Garland , No. 20-16142 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2022) (detention) Rodriguez De Palucho v. Garland , No. 22-0212 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022) asylum; unable or unwilling to control private actors; extortion; rent; MS-13; El Salvador Agustin-Matias v. Garland , No. 21-60288 (5th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022) non-LPR cancellation of removal; qualifying relative; evidentiary burden; U.S. citizenship Lopez v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-1490 (3d Cir. Sept. 9, 2022) NACARA; INA § 212(h) waiver; s...

Sep 12, 2022•16 min

Ep. 123 - Precedential Decisions from 8/29/2022 - 9/4/2022 (Interpol Red Notice; serious nonpolitical crime; categorical approach; changed country condition motion to reopen; reinstatement; clear error review; deficient NTA; stop time rule)

Gonzalez-Castillo v. Garland , No. 21-70112 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2022) · Interpol Red Notice; Article 13 of the Salvadoran Code; MS-13; serious reason to believe; serious nonpolitical crime; probable cause; burdens; Matter of W-E-R-B- ; Salvadoran Art. 13; MS-13; IJ duty to develop the record Romero-Millan v. Garland , No. 16-73915 (9th Cir. Aug. 29, 2022) · law relating to a controlled substance; categorical approach; divisibility; certification; Arizona; A.R.S. § 13-3415; drug paraphernalia; A.R...

Sep 05, 2022•37 min

Ep. 122 - Precedential Decisions from 8/22/2022 - 8/28/2022 (divisibility; stalking; mental state; intent; expert psychological opinion; childhood trauma; credible and reasonable fear interview transcripts)

Vurimindi v. Att'y Gen. U.S ., No. 19-1848 (3d Cir. Aug. 24, 2022) stalking in violation of 18 Pa. Stat. and Cons. Stat. § 2709.1(a)(1); divisibility; mens rea ; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); means vs. elements; intent; “demonstrate”; Pennsylvania jury instructions Rivera-Medrano v. Garland , No. 20-1667 (1st Cir. Aug. 26, 2022) motion to remand; credibility; Matter of F-S-N- ; expert psychological opinion; PTSD; memory issues; recollection of children; childhood trauma; credible and reasonable fear in...

Aug 29, 2022•20 min

Ep. 121 - Precedential Decisions from 8/15/2022 - 8/21/2022 (obstruction of justice; vacated convictions; burglary; receipt of stolen property; particularly serious crime; child abuse; deficient NTAs; no notice MTRs)

Cordero-Garcia v. Garland , No. 19-72779 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2022) INA § 101(a)(43)(S), obstruction of justice; Valenzuela Gallardo ; Cal. Pen. Code § 136.1(b)(1); Matter of Cordero-Garcia ; realistic probability; Zombie alert! Ballinas-Lucero v. Garland , No. 17-73260 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2022) vacated convictions; Cal. Pen. Code § 1018; cancellation; Pereida ; burdens; Thomas and Thompson Matter of V-A-K- , 28 I&N Dec. 630 (BIA 2022) N.Y. Pen. Law §§ 110.00 and 140.25(2); attempted burglary; ...

Aug 22, 2022•55 min

Ep. 120 - Precedential Decisions from 8/8/2022 - 8/14/2022 (IJ bias; particularly serious crime; transgender women; CAT deferral; withholding of removal; reversing IJs; impeachment evidence; religion and clan claims)

Tinoco Acevedo v. Garland , No. 20-2048 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2022) IJ bias; belittle; due process; Matter of Y-S-L-C- ; lack of fluency in English; relying on evidence not in the record K.Y. v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 21-10271 (11th Cir. Aug. 9, 2022) particularly serious crime; asylum; transgender woman; extortion; issue exhaustion; discretionary findings and jurisdiction; Guyana Keta v. Garland , No. 21-3243 (8th Cir. Aug. 10. 2022) deferral; Kunama interpreter; CAT grant despite adverse credibili...

Aug 15, 2022•34 min

Ep. 119 - Precedential Decisions from 8/1/2022 - 8/7/2022 (persecution; PSC and crime against persons; sue sponte motion to reopen; good moral character; drug trafficking; deficient NTA motions; crime of child abuse mental state)

Sorto-Guzman v. Garland , No. 20-1762 (4th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022) single death threat; persecution; question of law; Catholic religion; burdens; Mara 18; El Salvador Gutierrez-Vargas v. Garland , No. 21-3520 (8th Cir. Aug. 1, 2022) particularly serious crime; reweighing evidence; crimes against persons; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); CAT deferral; dismemberment; Zetas; Mexico Perez-Camacho v. Garland , No. 19-72063 (9th Cir. Aug. 1, 2022) motion to reopen; modified convictions; sua sponte ; gross miscarriage o...

Aug 08, 2022•57 min

Ep. 118 - Precedential Decisions from 7/25/2022 - 7/31/2022 (firearm offense; ammunition; divisibility; untimely asylum; extraordinary circumstances; legal disability; mootness: deferral & physical removal; visa waiver violators; asylum-only proceedings)

Matter of Ortega-Quezada , 28 I&N Dec. 598 (BIA 2022) INA § 237(a)(2)(C); firearm offense; exchange; ammunition; gratuitous transfer; divisibility; double jeopardy; similarly-worded statutes; Pereida Martinez Alquijay v. Garland , No. 20-70470 (9th Cir. July 27, 2022) untimely asylum filing; one-year deadline; extraordinary circumstances; legal disability; stress; young age; failure to speak English Garcia-Marin v. Garland , No. 20-3393 (7th Cir. July 29, 2022) reinstatement; deferral of rem...

Jul 31, 2022•28 min

Ep. 117 - Precedential Decisions from 7/18/2022 - 7/24/2022 (credibility; demeanor; credible fear interview notes; equitable tolling & diligence; reinstatement & gross miscarriage of justice; deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; due process)

Ndudzi v. Garland , No. 20-60782 (5th Cir. July 20, 2022) adverse credibility; demeanor; inconsistency; asylum; credible fear interview notes; Angola; Cabinda; Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC); BIA rewriting IJ decision Masin-Ventura v. Garland , No. 21-60610 (5th Cir. July 21, 2022) motion to reopen; equitable tolling; diligence Bravo-Bravo v. Garland , No. 20-71042 (9th Cir. July 18, 2022) reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice; motion to reopen; challenge to rein...

Jul 25, 2022•34 min

Ep. 116 - Precedential Decisions from 7/1/2022 - 7/17/2022 (encourage; induce; alien smuggling; First Amendment; 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv); deficient NTA; claims processing rule; subject matter jurisdiction; § 1326)

United States v. Hernandez-Calvillo , No. 19-3210 (10th Cir. July 13, 2022) encourage; induce; alien smuggling; First Amendment; 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv); Sineneng-Smith ; statutory interpretation USA v. Bastide-Hernandez , No. 19-30006 (9th Cir. July 11, 2022) (en banc) deficient NTA; claims processing rule; subject matter jurisdiction; § 1326; prejudice *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving cli...

Jul 18, 2022•13 min

Ep. 115 - Precedential Decisions from 7/4/2022 - 7/10/2022 (adverse credibility; inconsistencies; deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; CIMT & drug trafficking; reinstatement, INA § 212(a)(9)(C), and right to counsel; CAT & clear error)

Barseghyan v. Garland , No. 16-72849 (9th Cir. July 8, 2022) credibility; asylum; inconsistency; Alam ; past persecution; totality of circumstances; opportunity to explain; plausibility; Armenia Gudiel-Villatoro v. Garland , No. 20-61050 (5th Cir. July 8, 2022) deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; Rodriguez ; failure to update address; failure to provide address; Spagnol-Bastos Daye v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 20-14340 (11th Cir. July 6, 2022) CIMT; drug trafficking; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-24...

Jul 11, 2022•33 min

Ep. 114 - Precedential Decisions from 6/27/2022 - 7/3/2022 (asylum; dual nationality; credibility - impeachment & plausibility; circuit venue; stays; expedited removal & theft offenses; NACARA; cancellation; changed country condition motion to reopen)

Zepeda-Lopez, et al. v. Garland , No. 19-145 (2d June 28, 2022) asylum; dual citizenship; dual nationality; statutory interpretation; “any”; dictionary definitions; INA § 101(a)(42)(A); refugee; UN Refugee Convention; statutory scheme as a whole; Matter of B-R- ; Honduras Matter of E-F-N- , 28 I&N Dec. 591 (BIA 2022) credibility; impeachment; filing deadlines; fundamental fairness; Federal Rules of Evidence; Cameroon; SCNC Herrera-Alcala v. Garland , No. 20-1770 (4th Cir. June 30, 2022) venu...

Jul 04, 2022•56 min

Ep. 113 - Precedential Decisions from 6/20/2022 - 6/26/2022 (crime of violence; attempt; changed country conditions motion to reopen; Ethiopia; deficient NTA; timely assertion of mandatory claims processing rule; CAT protection; harm in totality; gangs)

United States v. Taylor , No. 20-1459 (U.S. June 21, 2022) Hobbs Act robbery; 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A); crime of violence; attempt; substantial step; realistic probability test Menghistab v. Garland , No. 21-2099 (7th Cir. June 21, 2022) changed country conditions motion to reopen; CAT deferral; review of foreign law; prima facie showing; Ethiopian citizenship; ethnic Eritrean; Ethiopia; Tigray War; Eritrea Matter of Nchifor , 28 I&N Dec. 585 (BIA 2022) deficient NTA; timely assertion of man...

Jun 27, 2022•33 min

Ep. 112 - Precedential Decisions from 6/13/2022 - 6/19/2022 (class action injunctions; detention; isomers; credibility; particularly serious crimes; claims processing rules; naturalization; Nicaragua; persecution; alien smuggling)

Garland v. Gonzalez, et al. , No. 20-322 (U.S. June 13, 2022) INA § 242(f)(1); injunctions; class action; individual; statutory interpretation; detention Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez , No. 19-896 (U.S. June 13, 2022) statutory interpretation; canon of constitutional avoidance; detention; withholding-only proceedings; reinstatement; Jennings Aguirre-Zuniga v. Garland , No. 21-1201 (7th Cir. June 16, 2022) methamphetamine; isomers; categorical approach; internal divisibility; Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1....

Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min

Ep. 111 - Precedential Decisions from 6/6/2022 - 6/12/2022 (crime of violence; non-LPR cancellation of removal; CIMT & intent to defraud; aggravated felony burglary; prison mailbox rule; restitution; crime of child abuse)

USA v. Castillo , No. 21-527 (2d Cir. June 8, 2022) crime of violence; attempt; violent force; attempted second-degree gang assault in violation of N.Y. Pen. L. §§ 120.06 and 110.00; legal impossibility Flores-Alonso v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 19-14058 (11th Cir. June 6, 2022) non-LPR cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Patel ; reasoned consideration Donate to Immigrant's List Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland , No. 17-70867 (9th Cir. June 6, 2022) CIMT...

Jun 13, 2022•35 min

Ep. 110 - Precedential Decisions from 5/30/2022 - 6/5/2022 (domestic violence based asylum claims; Jaco v. Garland; unable or unwilling to protect; police reports; El Salvador, Haiti & voodoo; Patel)

Lopez-Perez v. Garland , No. 20-60131 (5th Cir. June 1, 2022) domestic violence based asylum claims; Jaco v. Garland ; A-R-C-G- ; failure to file a brief with the BIA; futility of remand; El Salvador Bertrand v. Garland , No. 19-60620 (5th Cir. June 3, 2022) unable or unwilling to protect; police reports; Matter of O-Z- & I-Z -; complete helplessness; Patel ; voodoo; Haiti *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business l...

Jun 06, 2022•16 min

Ep. 109 - Precedential Decisions from 5/23/2022 - 5/29/2022 (right to bear arms; crime of child abuse; likelihood of harm; credibility; IJ bias; changed country condition motion to reopen; Chinese Christians)

USA v. Jimenez-Shilon , No. 20-13139 (11th Cir. May 23, 2022) 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A); right of “the people” to bear arms Nunez v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 20-2651 (3d Cir. May 26, 2022) endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree, in violation of N.J. Stat. § 2C:24-4(a)(1); use and definition of “would”; crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); likelihood of harm; tendency for harm; capacity to harm Cardona-Franco v. Garland , No. 19-60789 (5th Cir. May 24,...

May 30, 2022•22 min

Ep. 108 - Precedential Decisions from 5/16/2022 - 5/22/2022 (jurisdiction to review discretionary relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; BIA dismissal; CAT & asylum - Cameroon & Somalia; credibility; agg. fel. crime of violence; deficient NTAs)

Patel v. Garland , No. 20-979 (U.S. May 16, 2022) jurisdiction to review five types of discretionary relief; statutory interpretation; false claim to citizenship; agency power Saint Ford v. Att'y Gen U.S. , No. 21-1729 (3d Cir. May 16, 2022) ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; corroboration; prejudice; truth of statements in motion; Platform Petit Dessalines (PPD); Haiti Argueta-Orellana v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 20-1581 (3d Cir. May 20, 2022) failure to file a brief with BIA; reg...

May 23, 2022•57 min

Special Episode - The UNNJ Episode! (Interview with KKTP Partner Edward Ramos and KKTP Associate Elizabeth Montano regarding the University of Northern New Jersey and Dong v. Johnson class action settlement)

Ed and Liz take us through the case and settlement Dong, et al. v. Johnson, et al. , Case No. 17-2092-ES-JSA—a class-action lawsuit which challenged various actions and conduct of the U.S. Government related to the University of Northern New Jersey (“UNNJ”). UNNJ was a fake university set up by DHS. After over five years of litigation, the lawsuit has now settled, and the Court has approved the parties’ Settlement Agreement. Rejoice! Links!: Everything you need to know about the lawsuit and sett...

May 19, 2022•48 min

Ep. 107 - Precedential Decisions from 5/9/2022 - 5/15/2022 (particularly serious crimes: mental health & exhaustion; asylum: gangs & Mayan race; CIMT: money laundering & intent; VAWA motion to reopen; right to counsel in reasonable fear proceedings)

Matter of B-Z-R- , 28 I&N Dec. 563 (A.G. 2022) mental health; Matter of G-G-S- ; particularly serious crime Kithongo v. Garland , No. 21-2662 (7th Cir. May 9, 2022) particularly serious crime; conspiracy to commit robbery; violent crimes; Matter of N-A-M-; jurisdiction; exhaustion; case processing rule; actually argued Tojin-Tiu v. Garland , No. 21-2269 (8th Cir. May 12, 2022) family-based particular social group; fear of gangs; persecution Guatemala Jang v. Garland , No. 19-4289 (2d Cir. Ma...

May 16, 2022•43 min

Ep. 106 - Precedential Decisions from 5/2/2022 - 5/8/2022 (credibility; frivolous asylum finding; deliberate fabrication; controlled substance offense; divisibility; elements; violation of a court protection order; § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii); in forma pauperis)

U.S. v. Begay , No. 14-10080 (9th Cir. May 5, 2022) (en banc) crime of violence; recklessness; Borden Udo v. Garland , No. 20-70078 (9th Cir. May 4, 2022) credibility; frivolous asylum finding; deliberate fabrication; materiality; gay men; homosexuality; consideration of all evidence; adverse credibility and Convention Against Torture; Nigeria Matter of German Santos , 28 I&N Dec. 552 (BIA 2022) Penn. Cons. Stat. § 780-113(a)(30); INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); divisibility; sentence enhancement; mo...

May 09, 2022•27 min

Ep. 105 - Precedential Decisions from 4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022 (crime of domestic violence; physical force; jurisdiction; motion to reopen: equitable tolling, ineffective assistance, and reinstatement; CAT deferral)

Matter of Dang , 28 I&N Dec. 541 (BIA 2022) misdemeanor domestic abuse battery with child endangerment in violation of LA Stat. § 14:35.3(I); crime of domestic violence; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); physical force; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); Castleman , Stokeling Bhaktibhai-Patel v. Garland , No. 19-2565 (2d Cir. Apr. 27, 2022) jurisdiction; final order; finality; withholding only proceedings; reinstatement; INA § 101(a)(47); illegal reentry; due process; Thuraissigiam Hernandez-Ortiz v. Garland , No. 16-...

May 02, 2022•38 min

Ep. 104 - Precedential Decisions from 4/18/2022 - 4/24/2022 (Aaliyah The Brave!; LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; dead fish standard of review; nunc pro tunc changes to convictions; vacatur; in absentia motion to reopen)

Aaliyah The Brave: Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement, by Rekha Sharma-Crawford, Esq. Pre-order on Amazon, here! About the book About the author : https://sharma-crawford.com/attorny-profiles/ Barros v. Garland , No. 21-1335 (1st Cir. Apr. 19, 2022) LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; dead fish standard of review; exhaustion; jurisdiction; requirement to file motion to reconsider with BIA Matter of Dingus , 28 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2022) nunc pro tunc changes to convict...

Apr 25, 2022•27 min

Ep. 103 - Precedential Decisions from 4/11/2022 - 4/17/2022 (thank you AILA South Florida!; asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; Convention Against Torture; aggregate harm; MS-13)

Ibarra Chevez v. Garland , No. 20-1576 (4th Cir. Apr. 15, 2022) CAT; torture in the aggregate; relocation; Decree 717; mixed question of law and fact; standards of review; no need for motion to reconsider; MS-13; El Salvador Sanchez-Amador v. Garland , No. 20-60367 (5th Cir. Apr. 11, 2022) unable or unwilling to protect; sexual assault; extortion; MS-13; Honduras *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving...

Apr 18, 2022•19 min

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