Matter of Morales-Morales, 28 I&N Dec. 714 (BIA 2023) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(c); Matter of Liadov ; untimely notice of appeal; claims processing rule; equitable tolling Rangel Perez v. Garland , No. 22-60074 (5th Cir. May 2, 2023) Patel ; non-LPR cancellation of removal; hardship review; motion to remand; application of legal standard to undisputed facts Oxlaj v. Garland , No. 22-1734 (8th Cir. May 3, 2023) particular social group; particularity; social distinction; witnesses who cooperate with ...
May 08, 2023•36 min
Matter of Cancinos-Mancio , 28 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2023) modified categorical approach; reviewable documents; plea colloquy; crime of violence; Ariz. Rev. State § 13-1204(A)(2) Cortez-Amador v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 22-1249 (3d Cir. Apr. 25, 2023) Special Immigrant Juvenile Status; SIJS; INA § 245(h); admission or parole; Patel ; jurisdiction; death threats; Guatemala Reese v. Garland , No. 22-6011 (5th Cir. Apr. 24, 2023) visa fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a); INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; INA § 237(a...
May 01, 2023•52 min
Sign Rekha Sharma-Crawford’s Matter of Lozada petition! https://bit.ly/3FlDGeZ Hernandez v. Jaddou , No. 22-20325 (5th Cir. Apr. 16, 2023) TPS; arriving alien; advance parole; USCIS jurisdiction; Pate Hernandez v. Garland , No. 19-2044 (2d Cir. Apr. 21, 2023) cancellation of removal; criminal convictions; BIA administrative notice of facts not reasonably in dispute; de novo review of discretion; BIA statements regarding standard of review Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetz...
Apr 24, 2023•18 min
Malets v. Garland , No. 19-4216 (2d Cir. Apr. 14, 2023) credibility; Matter of Y-I-M- ; corroboration; Zombie Precedent; remand despite deference; omissions; fraudulent passports and asylum; trivial inconsistency; immaterial inconsistency; IJ characterization of inconsistency; live testimony; Ukraine Mejia Vega v. USCIS, et al ., No. 16-56795 (9th Cir. Apr. 14, 2023) U visa waivers; federal court jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); discretionary determinations; INA § 212(d)(3)(A)(ii); Kucana ;...
Apr 17, 2023•35 min
Ayanian v. Garland , No. 16-70809 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2023) motion to reopen; stay of appellate proceedings; mediation; adjustment of status and immigration process; preference categories; Armenia Andrade-Prado, Jr. v. Garland , No. 20-1913 (1st Cir. Apr. 4, 2023) aggravated felony; foreign conviction; fundamental fairness; travesty of justice; hearsay; particularly serious crime; biased judges; Brazil United States v. Henderson , No. 18-1894 (3rd Cir. Mar. 29, 2023) Pennsylvania robbery; mens rea...
Apr 10, 2023•42 min
Nkenglefac v. Garland , No. 19-60647 (5th Cir. Mar. 28, 2023) Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA); substantially justified; evidence not in record; adverse credibility; paralegal fees Garcia v. Garland , No. 20-1641 (2d Cir. Mar. 31, 2023) administrative closure; deference to the Attorney General; Castro-Tum ; Cruz Valdez ; regulatory interpretation; ambiguity; retroactive effect United States v. Williams , No. 20-7131 (4th Cir. Mar. 27, 2023) crime of violence; sodomy-threat theory; Va. Code § 1...
Apr 03, 2023•48 min
All about Ilyce Shugall: Immigrant Legal Defense and Bio: here Op-Ed with the LA Times: Why I resigned as an immigration judge Get involved with the ABA Commission on Immigration! : here 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 immigration software & case management" Joorney Business Plans "Business-critical ...
Mar 29, 2023•51 min
Matter of Garcia , 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) venue; forum; choice of law; Auer ; regulatory interpretation; INA § 242(b)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.14(a); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.20(a); hardship challenge; arbitrary and capricious; comparing hardship case to other cases U.S. v. Alas , No. 22-4193 (4th Cir. Mar. 24, 2023) illegal reentry; 8 U.S.C. § 1326; malicious wounding in violation of VA Code § 18.2-51; statute of limitations; § 287(g) agreements; challenging state court police immigration arrest; agg...
Mar 27, 2023•26 min
Abuzeid v. Mayorkas , No. 21-5002 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 17, 2023) Patel ; jurisdiction to review APA challenge of USCIS adjustment of status denial Kong v. U.S. , No. 21-1319 (1st Cir. Mar. 15, 2023) Federal Tort Claims Act; FTCA; unlawful detention; repatriation agreement; INA § 242(g); habeas; Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ; reasonably foreseeable; 8 C.F.R. § 241.13(i)(2); Cambodia Garcia-Pascual v. Garland , No. 20-2529 (8th Cir. Mar. 14, 2023) non-LPR cancellation; hardship; ...
Mar 20, 2023•44 min
USA v. Morris , No. 16-6-cr (2d Cir. Mar. 7, 2023) Hobbs Act robbery; 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A); crime of violence; attempt; 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.05(2); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.10(1); VICAR assault; violent force; factual bases for plea in New York and Connecticut; categorical approach 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 ...
Mar 13, 2023•14 min
AILA v. EOIR! WebEx hearings Zamaro-Silverio v. Garland , No. 21-60324 (5th Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) CIMT; Texas Transportation Code § 550.021; Mathis ; hit and run; Garcia-Maldonado v. Gonzales ; implicit overrule of precedent; overbreadth based on statutory text alone Ayala Chapa v. Garland , No. 21-60039 (5th Cir. Feb. 20, 2023) non-LPR cancellation; jurisdiction; Patel standards for discretion; temporary BIA member; Santos Zacaria ; procedural error; weighing of facts; reconsideration requirement...
Mar 06, 2023•20 min
Capital Good Fund Information: Website: here Andy's email: andy@capitalgoodfund.org FAQ Page: here Media AILA.org NextCity.gov Andy's award-nominated immigration poem: The Machinery of the State *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 immigration software & case management" Want to become a patron? Click he...
Mar 02, 2023•38 min
Harbin v. Sessions , 860 F.3d 58 (2d Cir. 2017) drug trafficking aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); categorical approach; divisibility; NYPL § 220.31; controlled substance list; NYPL § 220.00(5); criminal sentence; double jeopardy; jury instructions as last resort; "specify" USA v. Brasby , No. 21-1537 (3d Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:12-1(b)(1); extreme recklessness; crime of violence; Borden ; mens rea divisibility in New Jersey; multidistrict analysis *Sponsors and friends of...
Feb 27, 2023•17 min
Matter of Duarte-Gonzalez , 28 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2023) unlawful presence; 10-year bar; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II); statutory construction; negative inference Ren, et al. v. USCIS , No. 21-1661 (4th Cir. Feb. 14, 2023) EB-1C; executive or manager; evidentiary burden of proof; degree of managerial or executive tasks; daily responsibilities; Patel Britkovyy v. Mayorkas , No. 21-3160 (7th Cir. Feb. 17, 2023) district court jurisdiction to review adjustment of status denial; APA; Patel ; presumpti...
Feb 20, 2023•43 min
Hernandez-Martinez v. Garland , No. 21-1448 (1st Cir. Feb. 2, 2023) CAT; torture definition; single act; single incident; business owners in Guatemala who have high profit; severity of harm Aguilar-Escoto v. Garland , No. 18-1590 (1st Cir. Feb. 7, 2023) withholding of removal notwithstanding adverse credibility finding; corroboration; failure to consider evidence; domestic violence; Honduras; de novo review of past persecution; Patel Barnica-Lopez v. Garland , No. 21-1313 (1st Cir. Feb. 8, 2023)...
Feb 13, 2023•51 min
Supreme Court 2023 Term Rundown United States v. Helaman Hansen Arizona v. Mayorkas Santos Zacaria v. Garland U.S. v. Texas Pugin v. Garland Dubin v. U.S. USA v. White , No. 21-3209 (6th Cir. Jan. 31, 2023) aggravated felony crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); Borden ; recklessness; mens rea ; Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1); aggravated robbery *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Flor...
Feb 06, 2023•16 min
Saban-Cach v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-2378 (3d Cir. Jan. 25, 2023) past persecution; failure to seek medical care; physical injury; cumulative effect of harm; minors; Kaqchikel Mayan; reasonable relocation for indigenous individuals; threats; standards of review for withholding and CAT; police and gangs; Patel; Guatemala Cruz‐Velasco v. Garland , No. 21-1642 (7th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023) good moral character; Matter of Castillo-Perez ; DUI; undisputed issues of fact; Patel ; non-LPR cancellation of ...
Jan 30, 2023•44 min
Death of a Roman (times, new) Singh v. Garland , No. 19-2910 (2d Cir. Jan. 19, 2023) INA § 101(a)(43)(U); INA § 101(a)(43)(F); aggravated felony crimes of violence; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); attempted first-degree assault in violation of N.Y. Pen. L. §§ 110.00, 120.10(1); violent force; requesting publication *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 ov...
Jan 23, 2023•12 min
Matter of Chen , 28 I&N Dec. 676 (BIA 2023) deficient NTA; plain language; stop-time rule; final order of removal; prima facie showing; fundamental change in law – Niz Chavez USA v. Amintobia , No. 20-50039 (9th Cir. Jan. 11, 2023) knowingly procuring or attempting to procure naturalization; Maslenjak ; asylum fraud; false statements; materiality; predictably have disclosed; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; INA § 101(a)(20); 18 U.S.C. § 1425(a); 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a); German asylum R...
Jan 16, 2023•37 min
Celebrating listener success! Porosh v. Garland , No. 22-1781 (7th Cir. Jan. 5, 2023) credibility; asylum; immigration fraud; procedural deviations; testifying by reading from a piece of paper; lack of detail in testimony; reviewing IJ and BIA decisions; Jamaat; Bangladesh Salazar v. Garland , No. 21-1967 (4th Cir. Jan. 3, 2023) identity theft; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.3(A)(2); CIMT; intent to defraud; harm; old BIA precedent; three member BIA panel; CA5 – Cargill v. Garland and Rule of Lenity *...
Jan 09, 2023•21 min
Alvarez-Gomez v. Garland , No. 21-2279 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2022) mental health; Matter of M-A-M- safeguards; jurisdiction; findings of fact for withholding of removal; Nasrallah ; fear of gangs; CAT protection; police acquiescence to gang violence; low level official; relocation; El Salvador United States v. Myers , No. 21-3443 (8th Cir. Dec. 29, 2022) cocaine isomers; realistic probability test; Missouri Rev. Stat. § 195.211 (2003) Perez-Portillo v. Garland , No. 20-73486 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2022...
Jan 02, 2023•35 min
Gebrgzabher v. Garland , No. 21-60223 (5th Cir. Dec. 19, 2022) persecutor bar to asylum; assisted, or otherwise participated in persecution; Matter of DR- ; military guard; Eritrea Edwards v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 19-15077 (11th Cir. Dec. 23, 2022) sentence modification; Matter of Thomas and Thompson ; retroactivity; reasonableness; Georgia family violence battery in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-5-23.1; term of imprisonment; INA § 101(a)(48); jurisdiction; findings of fact for withholding of remov...
Dec 26, 2022•25 min
Training: Is This a T Visa? with Helen Tarokic - January 27, 2023 from 9:30am to 10:30am EST Click here to sign up! More about Helen Tarokic, Esq. Salguero Sosa v. Garland , No. 19-70961 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) cumulative effect of harm for past persecution; dwarf; dwarfism; political opinion; nexus standard for withholding of removal; Guatemala Escobar v. Garland , No. 22-1249 (8th Cir. Dec. 15, 2022) alienage; inconsistencies in DHS evidence; burdens; inconsistent birth certificate; schizophr...
Dec 19, 2022•26 min
Links! All about John and his law firm Immigration Lawyers Toolbox homepage Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Magazine Immigration Lawyers Podcast Register for the Conference! *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 immigration software & case management" Capital Good Fund "A social change organization that uses ...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min
Hasan-Nayem v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 21-12402 (11th Cir. Dec. 7, 2022) credibility; inconsistencies; omissions, demeanor; memorizing testimony; evasiveness; asylum; Liberal Democratic Party; Awami League; Bangladesh Matter of Mariscal-Hernandez , 28 I&N Dec. 666 (BIA Dec. 9, 2022) suppression; Fourth Amendment; egregious violation; Matter of Barcenas; termination; Pereira; I-213; probative evidence; INA § 287; 8 C.F.R. § 287 Diaz-Rodriguez v. Garland , No. 13-73719 (9th Cir. Dec. 8, 2022) (e...
Dec 12, 2022•31 min
Sign Rekha Sharma-Crawford's Matter of Lozada petition! https://bit.ly/3FlDGeZ Matter of K. Gupta , 28 I&N Dec. 653 (BIA 2022) attorney suspension; disbarment; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.107; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102(f)(1); American Bar Association standards; challenging Lozada ! Matter of Triana , 28 I&N Dec. 659 (BIA 2022) INA § 245(i); meritorious in fact; approvable when filed; erroneous approval Song v. Garland , No. 18-2496 (4th Cir. Dec. 1, 2022) K-1 fiancé visa; affidavit of support; conditional...
Dec 05, 2022•41 min
Garcia-Aranda v. Garland , No. 18-2281 (2d Cir. Nov. 21, 2022) asylum; CAT; family membership; under color of law; public official; corrupt police; Mara 18; Honduras Gonzalez Aquino v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-3317 (3d Cir. Nov. 22, 2022) regulatory violation; fundamental right; prejudice; harmless error; exhaustion (low bar); CAT; Dominican Republic Adongafac v. Garland , No. 21-1800 (8th Cir. Nov. 21, 2022) venue; asylum; past persecution; corroboration; objective evidence; opportunity to expl...
Nov 28, 2022•47 min
Matter of Coronado Acevedo , 28 I&N Dec. 648 (A.G. 2022) termination; Matter of S-O-G- & -F-D-B- ; notice and comment rulemaking Llanas-Trejo v. Garland , No. 21-3770 (8th Cir. Nov. 16, 2022) non-LPR cancellation of removal; good moral character; multiple DUIs; Matter of Cartillo-Perez ; presumption; hardship to non-qualifying relative; motion to reopen; Patel Santos-De Jimenez v. Garland , No. 21-1496 (4th Cir. Nov. 15, 2022) petition for review; INA § 242(b)(1); Federal Rule of Appella...
Nov 21, 2022•38 min
Zaragoza v. Garland , No. 19-3437 (7th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022) vacated criminal convictions; Matter of Thomas and Thompson ; Indiana Code § 35-46-1-4(a)(2); CIMT; petty offense exception; child endangerment; realistic probability test; retroactive application; Matter of Cota-Vargas *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 "M...
Nov 14, 2022•17 min
Laparra-Deleon v. Garland , No. 22-1081 (1st Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; Matter of Laparra ; notice of hearing; definition of the word “change”; Zombie precedent Pinel-Gomez v. Garland , No. 19-3124 (2d Cir. Nov. 2, 2022) corroboration; standard of review; factual question; finding of fact; reasonably available evidence; REAL ID Act Quituizaca v. Garland , No. 19-3470 (2d Cir. Nov. 1, 2022) asylum; withholding; nexus; indigenous ethnicity; Matter of C-T-L- ; on...
Nov 07, 2022•36 min