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. 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 practice - Mexican transgender women)

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, et. al , No. 23-2874 (7th Cir. June 3, 2024) arbitrary and capricious; motion to dismiss; 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(16)(i) and (ii); summary of adverse ...

Jun 10, 2024•41 min

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 trafficking aggravated felony; mandatory detention)

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; ICE’s Facilitation of Return Policy; reverting back to LPR status; Rodriguez-Arias ; J-F-F- ; aggregating torture; El Salvador; expert testimony Stan...

Jun 03, 2024•45 min

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 NTA; sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony)

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. May 21, 2024) changed country condition motion to reopen; Chinese Christian; Indonesia; cumulative evidence; point of comparison; new evidence...

May 27, 2024•52 min

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; crimes of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment)

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 letter; habitual residence Djokro v. Garland , No. 23-1712 (1st Cir. May 17, 2024) changed country condition motion to reopen; Sihotang v. Sessio...

May 20, 2024•45 min

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 based particular social group; fear of cartels)

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 cartels; retribution; Mexico Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business law...

May 13, 2024•23 min

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 Cartel & CAT; Hague Act on Child Abduction)

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 CAT analysis; Iraq Loredo Rangel v. Garland , No. 23-60089 (5th Cir. May 1, 2024) past persecution; non-physical harm; extreme harm; Mexican Navy Doni...

May 06, 2024•47 min

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; 4,000 cap; BIA notice of appeal requirements; nexus)

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; age out; 4,000 cap; BIA notice of appeal requirements; nexus Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigrati...

Apr 29, 2024•29 min

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; gender-based asylum claims; social distinction)

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; Wilkinson ; medical issues for children Bustamante-Leiva v. Garland , No. 22-60479 (5th Cir. Apr. 19, 2024) gender-based asylum claims; religion; soc...

Apr 22, 2024•31 min

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; ineffective assistance of counsel)

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 Cir. Apr. 9, 2024) injunction; visa bulletin; India; TRO; jurisdiction and review; INA § 245(b); jurisdiction; Patel discretion; retrogression Farhan...

Apr 15, 2024•33 min

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 and jurisdiction)

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 incompetency and untimely evidence Ortega v. Garland , No. 21-3253 (7th Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) unable or unwilling to protect; police investigations; cartel...

Apr 08, 2024•30 min

Special Episode - Interview with Raquel Gomes and Ruby Powers: All About Stafi!

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 Powers Strategy Group: www.RubyPowers.com Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury...

Apr 03, 2024•52 min

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; unlawful voting)

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 robbery, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1(a); CIMT; Diaz-Lizarraga ; transforming generic theft into CIMT; synergy and Matter of Lopez-Meza Melara v. Mayorkas ,...

Apr 01, 2024•33 min

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; criminal-alien jurisdictional bar & Nasrallah)

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 battery on a child; VA Code Section 18.2-67.5(c); force; sexual battery by ruse; CAT protection from Venezuela Sabastian-Andres v. Garland , No. 23...

Mar 25, 2024•57 min

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-based PSGs; discretion; credibility; agg fel theft)

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; reinstatement; INA § 241(a); Guzman Chavez ; due process; Mathews ; Arteaga-Martinez Matter of F-C-S- , 28 I&N Dec. 788 (BIA 2024) 8 C.F.R. § 1240.17;...

Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 28 min

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 rules; retroactivity)

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 owners; particularity; particular social group; social distinction; extortion Hererra-Elias v. Garland , No. 22-3565 (8th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024) serious non...

Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min

Special Episode - Interview with Trina Realmuto and Eddie Ramos (National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA); TPS employment authorization class action; impact litigation; mentorship)

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 injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern immigration software &amp...

Mar 07, 2024•54 min

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 & exhibit erratic behavior; deficient NTA reopening)

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 identify IJ errors; MS-13; extortion; El Salvador Esteban-Garcia v. Garland , No. 23-1701 (1st Cir. Feb. 29, 2024) nexus; indigenous women; forced prost...

Mar 04, 2024•41 min

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 robbery)

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, 2024) changed country condition motion to reopen; abandoned asylum application; due process and COVID-19; Sikh; Mann Party; BJP; India United ...

Feb 26, 2024•28 min

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 & § 204(c) investigations)

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 robbery; Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A); consensual theft; intent and force Alejos-Perez v. Garland , No. 22-60555 (5th Cir. Feb. 16, 2024) Texas Health...

Feb 19, 2024•46 min

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; mens rea; presumption of indivisibility)

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 Cir. Feb. 6, 2024) assault resulting in serious bodily injury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6); crime of violence; mens rea divisibility; pr...

Feb 12, 2024•26 min

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 doubt admissible & false claim to citizenship)

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 of fear; Guatemala Davis v. Garland , No. 22-3262 (8th Cir. Feb. 1, 2024) motion to reopen; asylum waiver; mental health; mental competency; new ...

Feb 05, 2024•48 min

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 for admission; derivative citizenship & standing)

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; New Patriot Party; NPP; National Democrat Congress; NDC, Ghana Mencia-Medina v. Garland , No. 20-1724 (8th Cir. Jan. 23, 2024) special rule cancell...

Jan 29, 2024•44 min

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 Iowa Code § 708.2A(3)(b); crime of violence)

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 Assault, Enhanced under Iowa Code § 708.2A(3)(b); DAAE; crimes of violence; waive divisibility argument despite separate penalty provisions; realistic pro...

Jan 22, 2024•17 min

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)

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 Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over ...

Jan 15, 2024•23 min

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 member panel; DHS failure to file brief; IJ bias)

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 process; three member panel; DHS failure to file brief; IJ bias; TRAC Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immig...

Jan 08, 2024•20 min

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, R-C-R- & good cause)

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 of counsel; prejudice; nexus; Mendez Rojas Class Settlement; untimely asylum application Essel v. Garland , No. 22-2615 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2023) su...

Jan 01, 2024•47 min

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)

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 for a continuance Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawy...

Dec 25, 2023•17 min

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; Iowa, Puerto Rico & Pennsylvania crimes)

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; intent vs. actual force; Johnson ; Stokeling ; slight or de minimus force U.S. v. Amos , No. 20-3298 (3d Cir. Dec. 14, 2023) 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2702(...

Dec 18, 2023•23 min

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: sexual abuse of a minor & crime of violence)

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 Singh Bhagtana v. Garland , No. 20-1673 (2d Cir. Dec. 5, 2023) reasonable relocation; DHS burden; Bharatiya Janata Party (“BJP”); Shiromani Akali Da...

Dec 11, 2023•52 min

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; unable or unwilling to protect & Nepalese Maoists)

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. 22-1168 (9th Cir. Nov. 29, 2023) possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver in violation of Idaho Code § 37-2732(a)(1)(A); controlled s...

Dec 04, 2023•42 min

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