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Ep. 106 - Precedential Decisions from 5/2/2022 - 5/8/2022 (credibility; frivolous asylum finding; deliberate fabrication; controlled substance offense; divisibility; elements; violation of a court protection order; § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii); in forma pauperis) May 09, 2022

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U.S. v. Begay, No. 14-10080 (9th Cir. May 5, 2022) (en banc)

crime of violence; recklessness; Borden

Udo v. Garland, No. 20-70078 (9th Cir. May 4, 2022)

credibility; frivolous asylum finding; deliberate fabrication; materiality; gay men; homosexuality; consideration of all evidence; adverse credibility and Convention Against Torture; Nigeria

Matter of German Santos, 28 I&N Dec. 552 (BIA 2022)

Penn. Cons. Stat. § 780-113(a)(30); INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); divisibility; sentence enhancement; modified categorical approach; non-LPR cancellation; DUI; discretion; Matter of Laguerre

Alvarez v. Garland, No. 22-6021 (2d Cir. May 5, 2022)

violation of a court protection order; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii); in forma pauperis motion; first-degree contempt of court in violation of N.Y. Penal L. § 215.51; circumstance specific approach

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Ep. 105 - Precedential Decisions from 4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022 (crime of domestic violence; physical force; jurisdiction; motion to reopen: equitable tolling, ineffective assistance, and reinstatement; CAT deferral) May 02, 2022

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Matter of Dang, 28 I&N Dec. 541 (BIA 2022)

misdemeanor domestic abuse battery with child endangerment in violation of LA Stat. § 14:35.3(I); crime of domestic violence; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); physical force; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); Castleman, Stokeling

Bhaktibhai-Patel v. Garland, No. 19-2565 (2d Cir. Apr. 27, 2022)

jurisdiction; final order; finality; withholding only proceedings; reinstatement; INA § 101(a)(47); illegal reentry; due process; Thuraissigiam

Hernandez-Ortiz v. Garland, No. 16-72752 (9th Cir. Apr. 26, 2022)

motion to reopen; equitable tolling; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; egregious; drug cartels; Mexico

Gutierrez-Zavala v. Garland, No. 20-73398 (9th Cir. Apr. 26, 2022)

reinstatement; jurisdiction; Chenery Doctrine; motion to reopen

Salat v. Garland, No. 20-2662 (8th Cir. Apr. 28, 2022)

CAT deferral; factfinding; internally displaced person camp; IDP camp; mental health illness; mental health facility; Somaliland; Somalia

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Ep. 104 - Precedential Decisions from 4/18/2022 - 4/24/2022 (Aaliyah The Brave!; LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; dead fish standard of review; nunc pro tunc changes to convictions; vacatur; in absentia motion to reopen) Apr 25, 2022

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Aaliyah The Brave: Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement, by Rekha Sharma-Crawford, Esq.

Barros v. Garland, No. 21-1335 (1st Cir. Apr. 19, 2022)

LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; dead fish standard of review; exhaustion; jurisdiction; requirement to file motion to reconsider with BIA

Matter of Dingus, 28 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2022)

nunc pro tunc changes to convictions; vacatur; modification; distribution of a controlled substance in violation of VA Code § 18.2-248; Matter of Pickering; burdens; Thomas and Thompson; salvinorin A

Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 20-60008 (5th Cir. Apr. 19, 2022)

in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; Niz Chavez; INA § 239(a)

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Ep. 103 - Precedential Decisions from 4/11/2022 - 4/17/2022 (thank you AILA South Florida!; asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; Convention Against Torture; aggregate harm; MS-13) Apr 18, 2022

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Ibarra Chevez v. Garland, No. 20-1576 (4th Cir. Apr. 15, 2022)

CAT; torture in the aggregate; relocation; Decree 717; mixed question of law and fact; standards of review; no need for motion to reconsider; MS-13; El Salvador

Sanchez-Amador v. Garland, No. 20-60367 (5th Cir. Apr. 11, 2022)

unable or unwilling to protect; sexual assault; extortion; MS-13; Honduras

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Ep. 102 - Precedential Decisions from 4/4/2022 - 4/10/2022 (equitable tolling and appeals to the BIA; asylum; corroboration; nuclear family; attorney misconduct and sanctions; motion to vacate panel decision; administrative closure) Apr 11, 2022

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Boch-Saban v. Garland, No. 20-60540 (5th Cir. Apr. 8, 2022)

equitable tolling; motion to reopen; appeal to BIA; self-certification; Matter of Liadov

Arreguin v. Garland, No. 20-2431 (8th Cir. Apr. 4, 2022)

asylum; vigilante group; disappearance; corroboration; immediate family; nuclear family; nexus; C-T-L-;opportunity to explain; motion to reopen; Mexico

Camacho-Valdez v. Garland, No. 21-3112 (7th Cir. Apr. 6, 2022)

sanctions; fines; attorney misconduct; docketing fee; in forma pauperis

Hernandez-Serrano v. Garland, No. 20-3175 (6th Cir. Apr. 7, 2022)

administrative closure; en banc; vacatur; motion to vacation; mediation

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Ep. 101 - Precedential Decisions from 3/28/2022 - 4/3/2022 (transgender adults; pattern or practice of persecution; definition of conviction; CIMT; CAT protection; Interpol Red Notice; terrorism weapons bar) Apr 04, 2022

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Gonzalez Aguilar v. Garland, No. 18-9570 (10th Cir. Mar. 29, 2022)

asylum; transgender woman; transgender adults; pattern or practice of persecution; Department of State country condition report; corruption; law enforcement efforts; unable or unwilling; corruption; Honduras

Matter of S. Wong, 28 I&N Dec. 518 (BIA 2022)

definition of conviction under INA § 101(a)(48)(A); constitutional floor; disorderly persons offense of theft by deception in violation of N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-4(a); CIMT; fraud; forgery in the second degree in violation of N.Y. Pen. L. § 170.10

Jama v. Garland, No. 21-1585 (8th Cir. Mar. 30, 2022)

CAT; Awrtable tribe; pidgin Somali; Somali Christian; mental illness; Somalia

Paredes Gonzales v. Garland, No. 20-2964 (8th Cir. Apr. 1, 2022)

CAT; Interpol Red Notice; business disputes; prison conditions and torture; Bolivia

Kakar v. USCIS, No. 20-1512 (2d Cir. Mar. 28, 2022)

INA § 212(a)(3)(B)(iii)(V); asylum; terrorism; APA; weapons bar; material support bar; duress exception; Chenery; estoppel; res judicata; Taliban; Afghanistan

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Special Episode - Interview with Elizabeth "Betty" Stevens (Article 1 Immigration Court; Immigration Law Section of the Federal Bar Association (FBA); consular work in Ethiopia; OIL District Court Section; testifying before Congress) Mar 31, 2022

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Betty's Bio:
Elizabeth “Betty” Stevens is of counsel at Poarch Thompson Law. Ms. Stevens received her J.D. magna cum laude from George Mason School of Law, and a B.S. in the Arabic Languages from Georgetown University. Ms. Stevens is an active member of the Federal Bar Association and is a past Chair of the FBA’s Immigration Law Section. In that capacity, she assisted in drafting and refining the FBA’s Article I immigration court proposal.

From 2008 to December 2016, Ms. Stevens served as an Assistant Director with the Office of Immigration Litigation’s (OIL) District Court Section. Before her promotion to Assistant Director, Ms. Stevens worked on all phases of litigation in the U.S. Courts, including the defense of petitions for review in the courts of appeals, class action defense, and individual cases in litigation. Before she joined OIL in 2005, Ms. Stevens served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Arlington Immigration Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. She has also worked in the U.S. Embassy consular sections in Greece and Ethiopia, the U.S. Passport Office, and several private immigration law firms.

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Ep. 100!!! - Precedential Decisions from 3/21/2022 - 3/27/2022 (TPS; Florida possession of marijuana; realistic probability test; waivers; jurisdiction; habeas; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; deceased qualifying relative) Mar 28, 2022

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Ep. 100 thank yous, and TPS update!
Said v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 21-12917 (11th Cir. Mar. 24, 2022)

possession of marijuana in violation of Fla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(a); Matter of Guaderrama; realistic probability test; relevant divisibility; modified categorical approach; Ramos; Moncrieffe

Tazu v. Att’y Gen. U.S., et al., 975 F.3d 292 (3d Cir. 2020)

waivers; jurisdiction; habeas; INA § 242(g); INA § 242(b)(9); detention; challenging execution of removal order

Julmice v. Garland, No. 21-1177 (4th Cir. Mar. 23, 2022)

INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; deceased qualifying relative; statutory interpretation; Chevron deference; present tense; Matter of Federiso

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Ep. 99 - Precedential Decisions from 3/14/2022 - 3/20/2022 (aggravated felony theft; larceny; CIMT; divisibility; dwelling; motion to reopen; mental competency; good moral character) Mar 21, 2022

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Matter of C. Morgan, 28 I&N Dec. 508 (BIA 2022)

attempt to commit larceny, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-124, 53a-49; INA § 101(a)(43)(U)aggravated felony; theft offense as defined at INA § 101(a)(43)(G); divisibility; means; fraud and theft; trickery; knowing consent; Reyes

Lauture v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-13165 (11th Cir. Mar. 17, 2022)

CIMT; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(i); burglary of an unoccupied dwelling; Fla. Stat. § 810.02(3)(b); divisibility; aggravated felony theft and crime of violence; Mathis peak; realistic probability test; occupied dwelling

Cupete v. Garland, No. 20-3441 (2d Cir. Mar. 16, 2022)

CIMT; impair government function; 18 U.S.C. § 1001; Matter of Pinzon; deficient NTA; jurisdiction

Garcia v. Garland, No. 19-60793 (5th Cir. Mar. 14, 2022)

changed country condition motion to reopen; deficient NTA; LGBT; HIV positive; Mexico

Hernandez Garmendia v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 203211 (3d Cir. Mar. 16, 2022)

asylum; CAT; due process; exhaustion; mental competency; indicia of incompetency; Matter of M-A-M-; El Salvador

Hernandez v. Garland, No. 20-3575 (8th Cir. Mar. 18, 2022)

good moral character; non-LPR cancellation of removal; sufficiency of BIA decision; alcohol

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Ep. 98 - Precedential Decisions from 3/7/2022 - 3/13/2022 (untimely BIA briefs; frivolous asylum finding; crime of domestic violence; aggravated felony - rape, money laundering; divisibility; I-130 petition & INA § 204(c)) Mar 14, 2022

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Into + Wooden v. U.S., No. 20-5279 (U.S. Mar. 7, 2022)

Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA); different occasions; single scheme of criminal misconduct; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); CIMT

Oluwajana v. Garland, No. 21-1804 (7th Cir. Mar. 9, 2022)

due process; motion to extend briefing deadline; motion to accept untimely brief; abuse of discretion; general remand by OIL; EOIR FOIA

Matter of M-M-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 494 (BIA 2022)

frivolous asylum finding; sufficiency of IJ factual findings; regulations as a whole; regulatory interpretation; discretion

Valdez Amador v. Garland, No. 13-71406 (9th Cir. Mar. 9, 2022)

INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i) crime of domestic violence; corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant; Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5(a); rape of an unconscious person; Cal. Pen. Code § 261(a)(4); divisibility; Mathis; INA § 101(a)(43)(A)

Fakhuri v. Garland, No. 19-60275 (5th Cir. Mar. 11, 2022)

categorical approach; divisibility; elements; different criminal punishments; aggravated felony; attempt; money laundering; INA § 101(a)(43)(U); § 101(a)(43)(D); Tenn. Code § 39-14-101; Tenn. Code § 39-14-903

Iyawe v. Garland, et al., No. 20-3088 (8th Cir. Mar. 11, 2022)

I-130 petition; INA § 204(c); APA; arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; deference to prior USCIS decision

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