Immigration Review

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Ep. 135 - Precedential Decisions from 11/21/2022 - 11/27/2022 (CAT & under color of law; regulatory violations & fundamental rights; corroboration; past persecution; venue; jurisdiction; best interests of the child standard; habeas & prolonged detention) Nov 28, 2022

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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 explain; Anglophone Cameroon

Gonzalez-Rivas v. Garland, No. 21-3364 (8th Cir. Nov. 23, 2022)

Patel; jurisdiction; Guerrero Lasprilla; hardship standard; best interests of the child; mixed question of law and fact

Rodriguez Diaz v. Garland, et al., No. 20-16245 (9th Cir. Nov. 21, 2022)

detention; due process; INA § 236(a); Jennings v. Rodriguez; history of immigration detention in the Ninth Circuit; burdens; Matthews Test; detention post final order of removal

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Ep. 134 - Precedential Decisions from 11/14/2022 - 11/20/2022 (termination; good moral character; DUIs; timely filings; crime of violence; change in law; equitable tolling; due diligence; jurisdiction; CAT deferral; Iraqi Chaldean Christians) Nov 21, 2022

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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 Appellate Procedure 26(c); filing deadline

Williams v. Garland, No. 20-1854 (4th Cir. Nov. 16, 2022)

Virginia of assault and battery of a police officer, obstructing justice, disorderly conduct, failure to appear; Va. Code Ann. §§ 18.2-57(C), 18.2-460, 18.2-415, 19.2-128; motion to reconsider; equitable tolling; aggravated felony crime of violence; Johnson; Dimaya; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); de novo standard of review; mixed question of law and fact

Yousif v. Garland, No. 22-0243 (6th Cir. Nov. 16, 2022)

CAT deferral; Chaldean Christian; long time U.S. residence; cumulative harm; unpublished BIA decisions; material change in country conditions; cumulative evidence; particularly serious crime and Matter of B-Z-R-; Iraq

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Ep. 133 - Precedential Decisions from 11/1/2022 - 11/13/2022 (Welcome Capital Good Fund!; vacated criminal convictions; Matter of Thomas and Thompson; CIMT; petty offense exception; child endangerment; retroactivity; Matter of Cota-Vargas) Nov 14, 2022

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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

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Ep. 132 - Precedential Decisions from 10/31/2022 - 11/6/2022 (deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; corroboration; nexus: withholding & Matter of C-T-L-, family groups; particularly serious crime; mental health) Nov 07, 2022

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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-; one central reason; a reason; statutory text

Madrid-Montoya v. Garland, No. 20-2072 (4th Cir. Oct. 31, 2022)

nexus; family group; land dispute; timing of threats; narcotraffickers; Honduras

Coreas-Chavez v. Garland, No. 21-2900 (8th Cir. Nov. 1, 2022)

asylum; motion to reconsider; Matter of Fernandes;extortion; gangs; El Salvador

Hernandez v. Garland, No. 20-72138 (9th Cir. Oct. 31, 2022)

particularly serious crime; I-213 reliability; Alcaraz-Enriquez; right to cross-examine police and DHS; schizophrenia; mental health; CAT; government acquiescence; aggregating risk; Mexico

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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) Oct 31, 2022

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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 Cir. Oct. 25, 2022)

asylum; particular social group; family group; nexus; extortion; El Salvador

Mendoza-Linares v. Garland, No. 20-71582 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022)

arriving alien; credible fear review; reasonable fear; Thuraissigiam; Transit Bar; INA § 242(e); constitutional claims; constitutional rights; due process INA § 242(d); nondelegation doctrine

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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) Oct 24, 2022

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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; Fourteenth Amendment; MS-13; El Salvador; Honduras

Dong v. Garland, No. 16-70543 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2022)

credibility; omission; inconsistency between written statement and testimony; interrogation; demeanor; household registration document

De Leon Lopez v. Garland, No. 20-71529 (9th Cir. Oct. 21, 2022)

CAT; government acquiescence; agency deference; speculation; substantial evidence; relocation; government actor; police officers as gang members; Guatemala

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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) Oct 17, 2022

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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; mental state; aggravated felony theft offense; retail theft under 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3929(a)(1); permissive inference by a jury; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3929(c); use of the word “shall”; realistic probability test

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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)) Oct 10, 2022

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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; Anglophone; Cameroon

Cante-Lopez v. Garland, No. 21-1922 (1st. Cir. Oct. 5, 2022)

exhaustion; failure to make argument; pro se; severity of harm; family membership; BIA decision without opinion; Guatemala

Dorce v. Garland, No. 21-1336 (1st Cir. Oct. 3, 2022)

due process; prejudice; notice of hearing; likely to affect; LPR cancellation of removal; criminal history

Reyes-Batista v. Garland, No. 21-1111 (1st Cir. Oct. 7, 2022)

former INA § 212(c) relief; nunc pro tunc; imputed domicile; equitable estoppel; affirmative misconduct

Matter of Bador, 28 I&N Dec. 638 (BIA 2022)

INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; conditional permanent resident; INA § 216(c)(4)(B); I-751; Vasquez v. Holder; bonafide marriage

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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) Oct 03, 2022

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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 cancellation of removal; jurisdiction; Patel; mixed question of law and fact

Ruiz-Perez v. Garland, No. 20-61133 (5th Cir. Sept. 30, 2022)

reinstatement; VAWA cancellation of removal; Nasrallah; Guzman Chavez

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Ep. 126 - Precedential Decisions from 9/19/2022 - 9/25/2022 (THANK YOU PATRONS!; exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India) Sep 26, 2022

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