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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) Sep 19, 2022

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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. Sept. 15, 2022)

continuances; due process; no need to establish prejudice; regulatory violation; potential for prejudice; termination for regulatory violation; CAT deferral

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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) Sep 12, 2022

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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; statutory interpretation; Congressional intent

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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) Sep 05, 2022

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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.S.§ 13-3408(A)(2); drug possession for sale

Singh v. Garland, No. 19-73107 (9th Cir. Aug. 30, 2022)

· changed country condition motion to reopen; credibility; Matter of F-S-N-; establish identity; Sikh; Mann Party; India

Casas v. Garland, No. 20-1739 (7th Cir. Aug. 29, 2022)

· Reinstatement; reasonable fear interview; regulatory notice requirements; intent to reinstate; kidnapping; Mexico

Domingo-Mendez v. Garland, No, 21-1029 (1st Cir. Aug. 31, 2022)

· non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; clear error review; Guatemala

Parada v. Garland, No. 19-60425 (5th Cir. Sept. 1, 2022)

· Deficient NTA; stop time rule; motion to reopen; non-LPR cancellation of removal

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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) Aug 29, 2022

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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 interview transcripts; border interviews; El Salvador

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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) Aug 22, 2022

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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; INA §§ 101(a)(43)(U), (G); dwelling; overnight accommodation; violence; Sitt; Quarles

Garcia Sarmiento v. Garland, No. 20-1679 (1st Cir. Aug. 17, 2022)

reinstatement; withholding only proceedings; motion to reopen; time deadlines; jurisdiction; Honduras

Tantchev v. Garland, No. 22-0195 (6th Cir. Aug. 19, 2022)

receipt of stolen property aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); exporting stolen vehicles; 18 U.S.C. § 553; Matter of Daeng; willful blindness; reason to believe; knowledge

Dor v. Garland, No. 20-1694 (1st Cir. Aug. 19, 2022)

particularly serious crime; BIA’s failure to conduct analysis; Frentescu; criminal-alien bar; exhaustion; small amount of marijuana

Al-Masaudi v. Garland, No. 21-2166 (8th Cir. Aug. 15, 2022)

crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-707(1); Velazquez-Herrera; particularly serious crime; harm to persons; CAT deferral; criminal deportees; Iraq

Estrada-Cardona v. Garland, No. 21-9562 (10th Cir. Aug. 17, 2022)

in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; statutory interpretation; sua sponte; equitable tolling; physical removal; reasoned decision making

Dragomirescu v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 20-13705 (11th Cir. Aug. 16, 2022)

in absentia motion to reopen; no notice; failure to update address; Matter of M-R-A-; presumptions; affidavits; deficient NTA

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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) Aug 15, 2022

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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 credibility; reversing IJ; IJ Practice Manual; impeachment evidence; Eritrea

Mohamed v. Garland, No. 21-2309 (8th Cir. Aug. 10. 2022)

withholding; corroboration; musicians; Western values; clans; dancing with naked women; collateral estoppel; law of the case; reversing IJ; religion; Somalia

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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) Aug 08, 2022

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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 of justice; tolling; diligence

Troncoso-Oviedo v. Garland, No. 21-70547 (9th Cir. Aug. 5, 2022)

INA § 101(f)(7); good moral character; presentence confinement; Chevron; Matter of Valdovinos; due process; waiving asylum application

Chen v. Garland, No. 19-4162 (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2022)

sua sponte motion to reopen; review of legal or constitutional error; derivative asylum; China

Campos-Chaves v. Garland, No. 20-60262 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022)

deficient NTA; Rodriguez; Spagnol-Bastos; Notice of Hearing; failure to provide address

Matter of Fernandes, 28 I&N Dec. 605 (BIA 2022)

partially deficient NTA; timely assertion of mandatory claims processing rule; “shall”; prejudice; dismissal; mental incompetence

Castillo-Gutierrez v. Garland, No. 20-60492 (5th Aug. 5, 2022)

deficient NTA; subject matter jurisdiction; Notice of Hearing; hardship; Patel

Chuor v. Garland, No. 20-3571 (8th Cir. Aug. 4, 2022)

CAT deferral; clear error; review of IJ factual findings; personal risk of torture; similar sounding names; mental illness; South Sudan

Morfa Diaz v. DHS, et al., No. 20-2110763 (11th Cir. Aug. 5, 2022)

aggravated felony drug trafficking; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); divisibility; naturalization; INA § 101(f)(8); NYPL § 220.39; narcotic

Bastias v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 21-11416 (11th Cir. Aug. 2, 2022)

INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; Soram; Velazquez-Herrera; culpably negligent; criminal negligence; review of state statutes to define; Chevron; reasonableness; burdens

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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) Jul 31, 2022

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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 removal; physical removal; mootness

Shkembi v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 21-2592 (3d Cir. July 27, 2022)

visa waiver program violators; fraud at entry; photo-switched passport; asylum-only proceedings; withdraw of asylum application; adjustment of status; due process and motion to reopen; INA § 245(c)(4); Albania

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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) Jul 25, 2022

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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 reinstatement order; statute vs. regulations

Lopez Luvian v. Garland, No. 18-73286 (9th Cir. July 19, 2022)

reinstatement; jurisdiction; termination; false claim to U.S. citizenship; final order of exclusion; gross miscarriage of justice

Dacostagomez-Aguilar v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 20-13576 (11th Cir. July 19, 2022)

deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; due process; failure to appear; Singh; Rodriguez; motion to change venue; Matter of Pena-Mejia

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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) Jul 18, 2022

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United States v. Hernandez-Calvillo, No. 19-3210 (10th Cir. July 13, 2022)