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Ep. 115 - Precedential Decisions from 7/4/2022 - 7/10/2022 (adverse credibility; inconsistencies; deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; CIMT & drug trafficking; reinstatement, INA § 212(a)(9)(C), and right to counsel; CAT & clear error) Jul 11, 2022

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Barseghyan v. Garland, No. 16-72849 (9th Cir. July 8, 2022)

credibility; asylum; inconsistency; Alam;past persecution; totality of circumstances; opportunity to explain; plausibility; Armenia

Gudiel-Villatoro v. Garland, No. 20-61050 (5th Cir. July 8, 2022)

deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; Rodriguez; failure to update address; failure to provide address; Spagnol-Bastos

Daye v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 20-14340 (11th Cir. July 6, 2022)

CIMT; drug trafficking; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.01; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-256; intent to distribute; conspiracy; mens rea; conspiracy; morally reprehensible

Rivera Vega v. Garland, No. 19-71750 (9th Cir. July 8, 2022)

reinstatement with adjustment of status application pending before USCIS; INA § 212(a)(9)(C); IIRIRA; retroactivity; right to counsel; reasonable fear review

Brito v. Garland, No. 21-1278 (7th Cir. July 7, 2022)

clear error review; standard of review; speculation; DHS appeal; temporary BIA members; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(a)(4); Familia Michoacan cartel; CAT; Mexico

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Ep. 114 - Precedential Decisions from 6/27/2022 - 7/3/2022 (asylum; dual nationality; credibility - impeachment & plausibility; circuit venue; stays; expedited removal & theft offenses; NACARA; cancellation; changed country condition motion to reopen) Jul 04, 2022

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Zepeda-Lopez, et al. v. Garland, No. 19-145 (2d June 28, 2022)

asylum; dual citizenship; dual nationality; statutory interpretation; “any”; dictionary definitions; INA § 101(a)(42)(A); refugee; UN Refugee Convention; statutory scheme as a whole; Matter of B-R-; Honduras

Matter of E-F-N-, 28 I&N Dec. 591 (BIA 2022)

credibility; impeachment; filing deadlines; fundamental fairness; Federal Rules of Evidence; Cameroon; SCNC

Herrera-Alcala v. Garland, No. 20-1770 (4th Cir. June 30, 2022)

venue; forum; Immigration Adjudication Center; credibility; Cuba; credible fear interview; omissions; inherent plausibility; recovery without medical attention; visa from persecuting country

Antonio v. Garland, No. 22-0141 (6th Cir. June 29, 2022)

stay of removal; Nken;irreparable-harm; CAT deferral; drug trafficking; gangs; Dominican Republic

Barradas Jacome v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2439 (3d Cir. June 30, 2022)

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3925(a); expedited removal; due process; challenge removability; regulatory interpretation; exhaustion; administrative remedy; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); receipt of stolen property; mens rea

Antonio Hernandez v. Garland, No. 20-70158 (9th Cir. June 27, 2022)

NACARA; LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a); INA § 240A(c)(6); statutory interpretation; statutory scheme as a whole; Matter of Hernandez-Romero

Alberto Hernandez v. Garland, No. 21-70493 (9th Cir. June 28, 2022)

TPS; admission; admitted in any status; LPR cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(a); Sanchez v. Mayorkas; particularly serious crime; cumulative effect of convictions; Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5(A)

Sarkar v. Garland, No. 17-72212 (9th Cir. July 1, 2022)

circuit court administrative closure; discretion standard; ICE discretion not to remove; prosecutorial discretion memo; changed country condition motion to reopen; individualized risk; Bangladesh

Djie v. Garland, No. 20-60448 (5th Cir. June 29, 2022)

number bar to motions to reopen; changed country condition motion to reopen; regulatory interpretation; conflict between statute and regulation; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2); doctrine of expressio unius est exclusio alterius

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Ep. 113 - Precedential Decisions from 6/20/2022 - 6/26/2022 (crime of violence; attempt; changed country conditions motion to reopen; Ethiopia; deficient NTA; timely assertion of mandatory claims processing rule; CAT protection; harm in totality; gangs) Jun 27, 2022

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United States v. Taylor, No. 20-1459 (U.S. June 21, 2022)

Hobbs Act robbery; 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A); crime of violence; attempt; substantial step; realistic probability test

Menghistab v. Garland, No. 21-2099 (7th Cir. June 21, 2022)

changed country conditions motion to reopen; CAT deferral; review of foreign law; prima facie showing; Ethiopian citizenship; ethnic Eritrean; Ethiopia; Tigray War; Eritrea

Matter of Nchifor, 28 I&N Dec. 585 (BIA 2022)

deficient NTA; timely assertion of mandatory claims processing rule; forum shopping; choice of law; law of jurisdiction of detention; venue

Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland, No. 21-70093 (9th Cir. June 24, 2022)

CAT protection; harm in totality; aggregate risk; Dr. Thomas Boerman; MS-13; 18th Street gang; tattoos; percentage of harm; Matter of J-F-F-; expert testimony; El Salvador

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Ep. 112 - Precedential Decisions from 6/13/2022 - 6/19/2022 (class action injunctions; detention; isomers; credibility; particularly serious crimes; claims processing rules; naturalization; Nicaragua; persecution; alien smuggling) Jun 20, 2022

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Garland v. Gonzalez, et al., No. 20-322 (U.S. June 13, 2022)

INA § 242(f)(1); injunctions; class action; individual; statutory interpretation; detention

Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, No. 19-896 (U.S. June 13, 2022)

statutory interpretation; canon of constitutional avoidance; detention; withholding-only proceedings; reinstatement; Jennings

Aguirre-Zuniga v. Garland, No. 21-1201 (7th Cir. June 16, 2022)

methamphetamine; isomers; categorical approach; internal divisibility; Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1.1; realistic probability test; legislative silence

Cabrera-Ruiz v. Garland, No. 21-2085 (7th Cir. June 14, 2022)

CAT; acquiesce; fear of cartels; gang tattoo; credibility; Mexico

Reyes Pujols v. Garland, No. 21-1128 (1st Cir. June 14, 2022)

credibility; aggregate inconsistencies; demeanor; unconscious bias; trauma survivors; Dominican Republic

Matter of D-L-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 568 (BIA 2022)

particularly serious crime; final judgment; deferred adjudication; assault; Fla. Stat. § 784.041; conviction; canon on consistent usage

Holmes v. Garland, No. 21-2135 (8th Cir. June 17, 2022)

remand; pro se admissions & concessions; due process; fundamental fairness

Donnelly v. CARRP, No. 20-4243 (2d Cir. June 14, 2022)

INA § 310(c); jurisdiction; mandatory claims processing rule; exhaustion; naturalization; Ireland

Molina v. Garland, No. 19-73028 (9th Cir. June 13, 2022)

asylum; past persecution; threats; fleeing; terrorist accusations; cumulative harm for asylum; El Chipote; risk percentage; protesting; CAT; detention at airport; Nicaragua

Greenwood v. Garland, No. 17-72389 (9th Cir. June 16, 2022)

changed country condition motion to reopen; credibility; Matter of F-S-N-; identity; sua sponte;Jamaica

Marquez-Reyes v. Garland, No. 17-71367 (9th Cir. June 14, 2022)

alien smuggling; INA § 212(a)(6)(E)(i); encouraged; knowing; dictionaries; cannon of constitutional avoidance; First Amendment; pro-immigration political advocacy; Equal Protection; vagueness; administrative closure

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Ep. 111 - Precedential Decisions from 6/6/2022 - 6/12/2022 (crime of violence; non-LPR cancellation of removal; CIMT & intent to defraud; aggravated felony burglary; prison mailbox rule; restitution; crime of child abuse) Jun 13, 2022

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USA v. Castillo, No. 21-527 (2d Cir. June 8, 2022)

crime of violence; attempt; violent force; attempted second-degree gang assault in violation of N.Y. Pen. L. §§ 120.06 and 110.00; legal impossibility

Flores-Alonso v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-14058 (11th Cir. June 6, 2022)

non-LPR cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Patel; reasoned consideration
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Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland, No. 17-70867 (9th Cir. June 6, 2022)

CIMT; Cal. Pen. Code § 472; forgery; intent to defraud; social security card; rule of the last antecedent; exhaustion; Matter of Burbano

Mendoza-Garcia v. Garland, No. 20-73583 (9th Cir. June 10, 2022)

first-degree burglary of a dwelling; Or. Rev. Stat.§ 164.225; aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); divisibility; Oregon occupied dwelling; particularly serious crime; case-by-case analysis

Fosu v. Garland, No. 20-60749 (5th Cir. June 7, 2022)

prison mailbox rule; conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; INA § 101(a)(43)(U)/(M); restitution; loss to the victim

Monsonyem v. Garland, No. 20-60952 (5th Cir. June 7, 2022)

crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Tex. Pen. Code § 22.04(a)(3); divisibility; affirmative defense; jury instructions; Mathis peak

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Ep. 110 - Precedential Decisions from 5/30/2022 - 6/5/2022 (domestic violence based asylum claims; Jaco v. Garland; unable or unwilling to protect; police reports; El Salvador, Haiti & voodoo; Patel) Jun 06, 2022

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Lopez-Perez v. Garland, No. 20-60131 (5th Cir. June 1, 2022)

domestic violence based asylum claims; Jaco v. Garland; A-R-C-G-; failure to file a brief with the BIA; futility of remand; El Salvador

Bertrand v. Garland, No. 19-60620 (5th Cir. June 3, 2022)

unable or unwilling to protect; police reports; Matter of O-Z- & I-Z-; complete helplessness; Patel;voodoo; Haiti

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Ep. 109 - Precedential Decisions from 5/23/2022 - 5/29/2022 (right to bear arms; crime of child abuse; likelihood of harm; credibility; IJ bias; changed country condition motion to reopen; Chinese Christians) May 30, 2022

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USA v. Jimenez-Shilon, No. 20-13139 (11th Cir. May 23, 2022)

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A); right of “the people” to bear arms

Nunez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2651 (3d Cir. May 26, 2022)

endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree, in violation of N.J. Stat. § 2C:24-4(a)(1); use and definition of “would”; crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); likelihood of harm; tendency for harm; capacity to harm

Cardona-Franco v. Garland, No. 19-60789 (5th Cir. May 24, 2022)

credibility; IJ bias; exhaustion; motion to reconsider; previously available evidence

Li v. Garland, No. 21-3328 (8th Cir. May 27, 2022)

changed country condition motion to reopen; Chinese Christian; Matter of F-S-N-; prima facie case

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Ep. 108 - Precedential Decisions from 5/16/2022 - 5/22/2022 (jurisdiction to review discretionary relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; BIA dismissal; CAT & asylum - Cameroon & Somalia; credibility; agg. fel. crime of violence; deficient NTAs) May 23, 2022

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Patel v. Garland, No. 20-979 (U.S. May 16, 2022)

jurisdiction to review five types of discretionary relief; statutory interpretation; false claim to citizenship; agency power

Saint Ford v. Att'y Gen U.S., No. 21-1729 (3d Cir. May 16, 2022)

ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; corroboration; prejudice; truth of statements in motion; Platform Petit Dessalines (PPD); Haiti

Argueta-Orellana v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-1581 (3d Cir. May 20, 2022)

failure to file a brief with BIA; regulatory interpretation; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.l(d)(2)(i)(E)

Ali v. Garland, No. 21-1296 (1st Cir. May 5, 2022)

evidence in totality; private actors; security forces; Al-Shabaab; CAT; Somalia

Fon v. Garland, No. 20-73166 (9th Cir. May 18, 2022)

asylum; past persecution; nexus; standard of review; Anglophone; Cameroon

Olea-Serefina v. Garland, No. 20-72231 (9th Cir. May 19, 2022)

aggravated felony crime of violence; § 101(a)(43)(F); § 16(a); corporal injury upon a child in violation of Cal. Pen Code § 273d(a); term of imprisonment; violent force; use of the word “an”; old state case law; continuances

Nkenglefac v. Garland, No. 19-60647 (5th Cir. May 18, 2022)

asylum; credibility; extra-record evidence; credible fear interview; discrepancies; opportunity to explain; SCNC; Cameroon

Vasquez-De Martinez v. Garland, No. 21-60856 (5th Cir. May 16, 2022)

extensions of time; motion to dismiss; voluntary dismissal; Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42

Arreola-Ochoa v. Garland, No. 21-1179 (7th Cir. May 17, 2022)

deficient NTA; prejudice; timeliness; dismissal; claims processing rule

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Special Episode - The UNNJ Episode! (Interview with KKTP Partner Edward Ramos and KKTP Associate Elizabeth Montano regarding the University of Northern New Jersey and Dong v. Johnson class action settlement) May 19, 2022

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Ed and Liz take us through the case and settlement Dong, et al. v. Johnson, et al., Case No. 17-2092-ES-JSA—a class-action lawsuit which challenged various actions and conduct of the U.S. Government related to the University of Northern New Jersey (“UNNJ”). UNNJ was a fake university set up by DHS. After over five years of litigation, the lawsuit has now settled, and the Court has approved the parties’ Settlement Agreement. Rejoice!
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Ep. 107 - Precedential Decisions from 5/9/2022 - 5/15/2022 (particularly serious crimes: mental health & exhaustion; asylum: gangs & Mayan race; CIMT: money laundering & intent; VAWA motion to reopen; right to counsel in reasonable fear proceedings) May 16, 2022

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Matter of B-Z-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 563 (A.G. 2022)

mental health; Matter of G-G-S-; particularly serious crime

Kithongo v. Garland, No. 21-2662 (7th Cir. May 9, 2022)

particularly serious crime; conspiracy to commit robbery; violent crimes; Matter of N-A-M-; jurisdiction; exhaustion; case processing rule; actually argued

Tojin-Tiu v. Garland, No. 21-2269 (8th Cir. May 12, 2022)

family-based particular social group; fear of gangs; persecution Guatemala

Jang v. Garland, No. 19-4289 (2d Cir. May 9, 2022)

CIMT; attempted second-degree money laundering; N.Y. Penal L. § 470.15(1)(b)(ii)(A); Matter of Tejwani; intent to defraud; knowing mens rea

Pena-Lopez v. Garland, No. 20-60911 (5th Cir. May 12, 2022)

mixed question of law and fact; jurisdiction; VAWA motion to reopen; VAWA cancellation of removal; extraordinary circumstances or extreme hardship to the noncitizen’s child; Guerrero-Lasprilla; INA § 242(a)(2)(D)

Priva v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 20-12521 (11th Cir. May 12, 2022)