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Ep. 335 - Precedential Decisions: 9/21/2026 - 09/27/2026 (entry; Thuraissigiam; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; Matter of K; IJ and BIA totally not biased; overlooking evidence) Sep 29, 2026

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Padilla v. ICE, No. 24-2801 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2026)

entry; admission; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; Matter of M-S-; due process; Thuraissigiam; expedited removal

Matter of K-K-U-J-, 30 I&N Dec. 81 (BIA 2026)

extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; being mislead by a notario

Matter of Mendez Maldonado, 30 I&N Dec. 62 (BIA 2026)

Matter of K; admission to conduct; cocaine possession; due process; no care for star decisis

Matter of M-K- (II), 30 I&N Dec. 84 (BIA 2026)

IJ and BIA bias not bias; motion to reopen; prima facie

Perez-Garcia v. Blanche, No. 24-1092 (9th Cir. Sept. 25, 2026)

BIA ignoring evidence; Patel; overlooking evidence is a question of law; jurisdiction; voluntary departure bonds

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Ep. 334 - Precedential Decisions: 9/14/2026 - 09/20/2026 (third country removal; aggravated felony; EOIR attorney discipline; CIMT; categorical approach; 8 U.S.C. § 1806(e)(6)(D) adjustment; U-visa delay; motion to reopen; in absentia; change of address) Sep 22, 2026

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D.V.D. v. DHS, No. 26-1212 (1st Cir. Sept. 18, 2016)

Third country removal; due process; class action; sequencing; effective notice; meaningful opportunity to contest removal based on fear of persecution; notice and opportunity; fear of persecution; asylum; withholding of removal; 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(2)(E); statutory construction; Convention Against Torture

Matter of A-V-O-, 30 I&N Dec. 44 (BIA 2026)

aggravated felony; inadmissibility; statutory interpretation; circumstance specific approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 loss; restitution order; retroactivity; INA § 212(a)(8)(A); Matter of Kanga; Use of Unauthorized Access Device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2); Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)

Matter of Cuber, 30 I&N Dec. 59 (BIA 2026)

EOIR attorney discipline

Nemis v. Blanche, No. 25-304 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026)

CIMT; 18 USC 1546; conspiracy to commit immigration fraud; categorical approach; deceit or dishonesty; frivolous filings

Barman v. United States, No. 24-464 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026); U visa Appellants v. Director, USCIS, 2026 WL 2683743 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026),

Commonwealth of the of the Northern Mariana Islands; 48 U.S.C. § 1806(e)(6)(D) adjustment; jurisdiction; delegation
U-visa delay; standing; jurisdiction

Meza Medina v. Blanche, No. 24-5144 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2026)

motion to reopen; in absentia; change of address; residential vs. mailing address; presumption of delivery; Matter of M-R-A-; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.26(d)

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Ep. 333 - Precedential Decisions: 9/7/2026 - 09/13/2026 (in absentia reopening - exceptional circumstances; persecutor bar; credibility - sexual orientation; danger; similar affidavits; no mandatory detention of EWIs; VAWA; withholding-only review) Sep 15, 2026

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Trigueros v. Blanche, No. 24-4847 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)

in absentia motion to reopen due to exceptional circumstances; flat tire; no affidavit required for pro se; no corroboration required if not inherently unbelievable; Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L-; BIA can’t trump circuit

Perez-Castillo, et al v. Blanche, No. 21-70087 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

persecutor bar; statutory interpretation; no duress exception; shifting burdens; Atonal Battalion; El Salvador

Matter of S-K-E-, 30 I&N Dec. 27 (BIA 2026)

credibility; sexual orientation; DHS ECAS violation; failure to serve noncitizen; prejudice required for everything; Guinea; experts

Matter of Kamalov, 30 I&N Dec. 34 (BIA 2026)

bond; danger; accepting untimely DHS brief; de novo review of danger and flight risk; little weight to state court ordering release on recognizance; resisting arrest; street racing

Matter of V-S-A-, 30 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2026)

similar affidavits; R-K-K-; Singh; past persecution harm; due process; protecting confidentiality

Lopez Garcia, et al. v. Guadian, et al., No. 25-7044 (4th Cir. Sept. 10, 2026)

statutory interpretation; no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); § 236(a); § 236(c); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; due process

Okene v. Blanche, No. 25-60559 (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)

VAWA cancellation of removal; insufficient battery or extreme cruelty; non-LPR cancellation of removal; insufficient medical hardship; Wilkinson; substantial evidence review

Gonzalez Perez v. Blanche, No. 23-2811 (7th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

exhaustion; failure to argue all asylum elements

Santos v. Blanche, No. 23-7191 (2d Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

Riley; jurisdiction to review decision to reinstate; jurisdiction to review CBP denial of motion to reopen reinstatement; 8 C.F.R. § 103.5; narrow bar to review discretionary agency action; Bhaktibhai-Patel; motion to reopen review; I-290 proper form

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Ep. 332 - Precedential Decisions: 8/31/2026 - 09/6/2026 (holistic CAT; State of Exception; credibility; no-notice & change of law; Venezuela asylum; robbery; withholding review; CIMT; child abuse; Circumvention of Lawful Pathways; amending pleadings) Sep 08, 2026

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Parada Calderon v. Blanche, No. 25-2204 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

holistic approach to CAT claims; no quantitative statistical analysis required; expert evidence on El Salvador’s State of Exception; failure to give expert reports reasoned consideration; new evidence for motion to reopen; prima facie standard

Mbueno-Vita, et al. v. Blanche, No. 24-5472 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

approximate testimony about injuries is not inconsistent; omissions cannot equate to adverse credibility on their own; Alam; IJ failure to consider plausible alternatives; particularized risk of torture shown where evidence shows noncitizen’s group is tortured; no relocation when in hiding; UNITA Party in Angola; CAT

Matter of A-Q-R-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 865 (BIA 2026)

credibility; inconsistencies; credible fear interview; dates; Taliban; Afghanistan

Matter of Diji, 30 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2026) (en banc)

no-notice motion to reopen; in absentia; failure to receive NTA; Matter of G-Y-R-; obligation to update address

Matter of A-E-V-M-, 30 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2026)

Maduro’s capture; change in power equates to changed country conditions; asylum from Venezuela; one year bar; administrative notice by the BIA

United States v. Benavidez, No. 25-2497 (8th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

Tex. Pen. Code § 29.02(a); crime of violence; Borden; recklessness; robbery

Sebastian-Perez v. Blanche, No. 25-1691 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

no jurisdiction to review no reasonable fear finding; Riley; reinstatement

B.P. v. Blanche, No. 25-2778 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

jurisdiction; claims processing; 30 day deadline; final order of removal; Riley; reinstatement; FARO; equitable tolling

Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche, No. 25-2029 (1st Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; asthma

Dziedziach v. Blanche, No. 23-6837 (2d. Cir. Aug. 31, 2026)

CIMT committed after five years of admission; Loper bright; conspiracy to retaliate against witnesses and parties in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513(b); intent; star decisis; aggravating factor; CIMT definition constitutional

Aristy-Rosa v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

motion to reopen; Minter; change in law; equitable tolling for motion to reconsider; sue sponte; Judge Bove

Reynoso-Salgado v. Blanche, No. 23-2628 (7th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

child abuse; non-LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 948.21(1); child neglect; Loper Bright; culpable mental state; unitary concept

Garcia Morales, et al. v. Blanche, No. 25-1760 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2026)

Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule; INA § 242(f); invalid presumption bar to relief; asylum; statutory interpretation; absurd results canon; but-for nexus; mixed motive; gang extortion; Guatemala

Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche, No. 22-1474 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

amending pleadings in immigration court for factual error; Matter of Velasquez; IJ refusal to hear testimony; border crossing card; motion to remand; procedurally lawful admission; Quilantan

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Special Episode - AILA National Conference Interview 2026! Jeff Joseph & Alexis Axelrad (annual conversation with the AILA Presidents) Sep 03, 2026

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Ep. 331 - Precedential Decisions: 8/24/2026 - 08/30/2026 (conviction vacatur; Pickering; attorney suspension; bond - withholding grant, & for EWIs; civil fines; due process notice; persecution; untimely asylum; CAT - Salvadoran prisons; mootness) Sep 01, 2026

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Yanez Piedra v. Blanche, No. 25-1258 (4th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026)

conviction vacatur; Pickering; statutory interpretation; plain text; voluntary departure; Hewitt; star decisis; Loper Bright

Matter of Jones, 29 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2026)

definition of attorney; 8 C.F.R. § 1001.1(f); indefinite suspension

Matter of W-F-D-, 29 I&N Dec. 854 (BIA 2026)

bond; jurisdiction; withholding of removal and CAT; IJ has no authority post-final order of removal; DHS custody redetermination

Matter of R-P-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 859 (BIA 2026)

civil fines; voluntary departure; notice and warnings

Ricardo Jacques v. Blanche, No. 23-3015 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

DHS service of appeal notice; due process; prejudice; Rivera-Valdes; drug trafficking aggravated felony; Y-L-;Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(1)(a)(iii) misdemeanor

Pereira Alves v. Blanche, No. 24-1686 (1st Cir Aug. 24, 2026)

past persecution; targeting family because of criminal brothers; similarly situated to family member granted asylum

Bromfield v. Blanche, No. 25-1556 (1st Cir. Aug. 25, 2026)

false claim to citizenship; Patel; jurisdiction; discretionary denial of adjustment of status; family of police officer particular social group; demeanor; withholding of removal despite adverse credibility; Jamaica

Mejia-Henriquez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-2184 (3d Cir. Aug. 25, 2026)

removal of CAT petitioner moots PFR; MS-13 as terrorist organization; inability to facilitate return from foreign prison; Kilmer Abrego Garcia; ICE Directive 11061.1; OIL not bound by prior arguments

Buele Morocho, et al. v. Warden Philadelphia FDC, et al., No. 26-1150 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

statutory interpretation; no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); § 236(a); § 236(c); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; due process

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Ep. 330 - Precedential Decisions: 8/17/2026 - 08/23/2026 (prohibiting the export of goods; firearms to Haiti; derivative citizenship; constructive presence; number bar to motion to reopen; aggravated felony theft offense; immigration conviction) Aug 25, 2026

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Olibris v. Blanche, No. 25-60322 (5th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026)

INA § 237(a)(4)(A)(i); prohibiting the export of goods; firearms to Haiti; 18 U.S.C. § 554; cannot of noscitur a sociis

Guerra Quezada, et al. v. United States, No. 25-10372 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

derivative citizenship; constructive presence; Matter of Navarrete

Matter of M-M-L-J-, 29 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2026)

number bar to motion to reopen; statutory interpretation; no equitable tolling of number bar; sua sponte

Ramdial v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 25-10093 (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026)

aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); robbery by sudden snatching in violation of Fla. Stat. § 812.131(1); without consent; de minimus taking; divisibility; elements vs means; intent to deprive

Wong v. Blanche, No. 22-6185 (2d Cir. Aug. 19, 2026)

definition of immigration conviction; disorderly persons theft by deception – N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-4; Apprendi; sentence; formal adjudication of guilt; Loper Bright

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Ep. 329 - Precedential Decisions: 8/10/2026 - 08/16/2026 (INA 101(a)(43)(S); EWI detention; sentence clarifications; advance parole; right to counsel; stays; DV asylum; CIMT; child abuse; former police; family PSG; review post-reinstatement; MS-13 fears) Aug 18, 2026

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Bangs v. Blanche, No. 25-1820 (1st Cir. Aug. 11, 2026)

witness tampering in violation of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 641:5(II); obstruction of justice; categorical approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Pugin; intent to interfere with legal process

Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, et al., No. 25-2152 (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 2026)

class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity

Matter of Boye, 29 I&N Dec. 826 (BIA 2026)

ignoring sentence clarifications where state court judge does not cite to governing statute and clarifies untimely; term of imprisonment; O.G.C.A. § 16-5-23.1(f)

Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026)

departure; statutory interpretation advance parole; Arrabally and Yerrabelly; sua sponte motion to reopen; retroactivity

Matter of A-K-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2026)

right to counsel; pro se; continuances

Aristy-Rosa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

stays of removal; Nken; Executive interests; Minter

Matias-Pablo v. Blanche, No. 25-2021 (8th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

Guatemalan females; domestic violence type asylum; CAT; acquiescence; police observing and doing nothing insufficient; El Salvador

Ademola v. Blanche, No. 25-60475 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

CIMT; willfully and knowingly using a forged or counterfeit Nigerian passport to open a bank account in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1543; returning LPR

Lopez-Barrera v. Blanche, No. 25-60302 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

adverse credibility; MS-13 affiliates; border interviews and inconsistencies; jurisdiction; Kucana ; CAT; particularized evidence; El Salvador

Gonzalez-Godinez v. Blanche, No. 19-71322 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)

crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670 – using a child in a display of sexually explicit content

Adame Garcia v. Blanche, No. 16-71147 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)

crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Cal. Pen. Code § 288.2(b) – distribution of harmful matter to a minor

Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche, No. 25-557 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026)

nexus; former police officers; personal retribution; call for en banc by Judges Bea and Desai

Orellana-Ramos v. Blanche, No. 25-2320 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)

family group; particular social group; nexus; mixed motive and personal disputes; Chenery tension with APA

Navarro Cerritos v. Blanche, No. 23-1897 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026)

withholding-only review; Riley; jurisdiction; reinstatement; extraordinary circumstance for equitable tolling when law changes; disregarding expert testimony; family members living safely in country doesn’t undermine nexus; “Individuals in El Salvador Who Witness and Report Crimes by MS-13 to the Police”; social distinction; particularity; Henriquez-Rivas; exhaustion; CAT analysis in the aggregate; IJ not applying stated standard; unrebutted affidavits; relocation; acquiescence

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Ep. 328 - Precedential Decisions: 8/3/2026 - 08/9/2026 (motion to reopen; ineffective assistance; adverse credibility; internal relocation; pattern or practice; issue forfeiture; authentication of records; departure bar; equitable tolling; mixed motives) Aug 11, 2026

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Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 22-12848 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)

motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; Matter of Lozada; substantial compliance; appropriate disciplinary authority

Matter of I-S-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 811 (BIA 2026)

asylum; adverse credibility; identity and nationality; inconsistent statements; fraudulent identity documents; REAL ID Act; burden of proof

Matter of H-I-A-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 823 (BIA 2026)

asylum; credibility determinations; inconsistencies and omissions; totality of the circumstances; past persecution; presumption of future persecution; internal relocation

Matter of I-U-V-, 29 I&N Dec. 816 (BIA 2026)

withholding of removal; childhood persecution; harm suffered as a minor; cumulative harm; severity of persecution; pattern or practice of persecution; clear probability standard

Matter of Momplaisir, 29 I&N Dec. 820 (BIA 2026)

authentication of records; Form I-213; Form I-94; Form G-24; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6(a)

Eqbal v. Blanche, No. 25-60504 (5th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)

asylum; adverse credibility; translation errors; credible fear interview; corroborating evidence; BIA statement that it considered all evidence insufficient

Ail Saidi v. Blanche, No. 21-6589 (2d Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)

CAT; corroborating evidence; adverse credibility; issue forfeiture before the BIA; reasonably available evidence; likelihood of torture; chain of events

Keita v. Blanche, No. 24-1226 (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)

cancellation of removal; withholding of removal; third-country removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; full and fair hearing; opportunity to present evidence; U.S. citizen children

Spindola v. Blanche, No. 25-3600 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)

asylum; withholding; CAT; serious nonpolitical crime bar; serious reasons for believing; acquiescence

Lacsina v. Blanche, No. 24-3373 (8th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)

motion to reopen; departure bar; post-departure motions to reopen; vacated criminal convictions; CIMT; controlled-substance inadmissibility; sua sponte reopening

Saravia Martinez v. Blanche, No. 25-60400 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)

30-day filing deadline; equitable tolling; reinstatement of removal; final order of removal; Riley v. Bondi; claims-processing rule

Guzman v. Blanche, No. 25-1351 (1st Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)

asylum; nexus; one central reason; mixed motives; protected ground; gender; family relationship; political opinion

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Ep. 327 - Precedential Decisions: 7/27/2026 - 08/2/2026 (class action; no EWI mandatory detention; flight risk, relief & speculation; good moral character & alien smuggling; Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5 & crime of violence; suppression; sua sponte & vacatur) Aug 04, 2026

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Rodriguez Vazquez, et al. v. Bostock, et al., No. 25-6842 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026)

class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity

Cirrus Rojas v. Olson, et al., No. 25-3127 (7th Cir. July 30, 2026)

mootness; deemed; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text

Matter of A-L-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2026)

bond; flight risk; speculative relief; clear error review; long time residence and employment in U.S. as negative factors for bond

Matter of L-L-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 799 (BIA 2026)

good moral character; possibly alien smuggling even if dropped off at the border; Al Otro Lado; INA § 101(f)(3);

Matter of A-W-M-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 805 (BIA 2026)

bond; flight risk; USCIS decision as evidence; speculative relief; suspected human right violations; Afghanistan

United States v. Lopez, No. 24-3268 (9th Cir. July 28, 2026)

Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5; crime of violence; Borden; Gomez; mens rea and use of force; recklessness; general intent crimes; assault; battery; use of “willful” in statute not determinative

Perez-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 25-3592 (6th Cir. July 28, 2026)

motion to suppress; egregious constitutional violate; race-based stop; Miranda warnings; intra familial dispute in Guatemala; nexus; relocation for CAT

Kim v. Blanche, No. 24-2042 (1st Cir. July 30, 2026)

sua sponte motion to reopen; conviction vacatur; citation to vacatur statute alone sufficient to establish procedural or substantive defect; Super. Ct. R. Crim P. 11

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