Immigration Review

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 318 - Precedential Decisions: 5/25/2026 - 05/31/2026 (adjustment & missed BIA briefing; past persecution; untimely DHS appeal; lack of candor about criminal history; 204(c) & I-130 revocation; danger; crime of violence; hardship; corroboration) Jun 02, 2026

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Buckley v. Blanche, No. 24-1957 (1st Cir. May 29, 2026)

review of adjustment of status denial; later filed BIA brief; failure to provide reasoned consideration; substantial Lozada compliance; IJ duty to develop the record; prejudice

Matter of A-H-D-, 29 I&N Dec. 642 (BIA 2026)

past persecution in the Ninth Circuit; police beatings; unable or unwilling to protect and tribal resolution of conflict; Mauritania

Matter of Germain, 29 I&N Dec. 648 (BIA 2026)

untimely DHS appeal; LPR cancellation of removal; weighing factors with criminal history; failure to show remorse; denying criminal conduct where there is no conviction

Matter of Nwagwu, 29 I&N Dec. 651 (BIA 2026)

INA § 204(c); revoking I-130 petition; sworn statement from ex-spouse; failure of mother to identify spouse

Matter of Martinez-Rodriguez, 29 I&N Dec. 656 (BIA 2026)

bond; dangerousness; single misdemeanor conviction

Matter of Richards, 29 I&N Dec 658 (BIA 2026)

LPR cancellation of removal; lack of candor about criminal history; Texas marijuana possession; adverse credibility; discretionary weighing; rehabilitation

United States v. Scott, No. 25-4048 (4th Cir. May 26, 2026)

crime of violence; robbery; Parham; VA Code § 18.2-53.1

Lopez-Vasquez v. Blanche, No. 25-1338 (8th Cir. May 29, 2026)

extreme and exceptionally unusual hardship; voluntary departure moot when removed during petition for review; no due process review to non-LPR cancellation of removal denial

Nwosu v. Blanche, No. 25-3831 (6th Cir. May 29, 2026)

corroboration; kidnapping in Nigeria; opportunity to explain missing evidence; exceptional and extremely unusualn hardship; substantial evidence

Argueta Castillo v. Blanche, No. 25-1297 (1st Cir. May 27, 2026)

exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; sleep walking; lazy eye; aggregate hardship

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Ep. 317 - Precedential Decisions: 5/18/2026 - 05/24/2026 (right to counsel; motion to change venue; DESPERATE NEED for neutral arbiter; Mexican mental health claims; nexus & fear of family; crime of violence; carjacking) May 26, 2026

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Rodriguez-Solis v. Blanche, No. 24-1937 (4th Cir. May 21, 2026)

right to counsel; continuance; prejudice; importance of immigration attorney

Matter of I-B-M-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 628 (BIA 2026)

motion to change venue; webex hearing; off the record discussions; IJ bias; IJ as neural arbiter

Matter of L-A-D-, 29 I&N Dec 634 (BIA 2026)

Mexican mental health; schizophrenia; particularity; social distinction; series of suppositions and speculation for asylum

Vasquez-Chavez v. Blanche, No. 25-1306 (1st Cir. May 22, 2026)

fear of family; nexus; failure to corroborate; El Salvador

United States v. Pimental, No. 24-1910 (1st Cir. May 20, 2026)

crime of violence; carjacking in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 21A; assault; realistic probability test

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Ep. 316 - Precedential Decisions: 5/11/2026 - 05/17/2026 (no mandatory detention of EWIs; seeking admission; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens; past persecution; reasonable relocation in India; Sikh; Urias Orellana) May 19, 2026

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Lopez-Campos, et al. v. Raycraft, et al., No. 25-1965 (6th Cir. May 11, 2026)

no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; statutory interpretation; longstanding agency interpretation; legislative history; use of the word “otherwise”; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens

B. Singh v. Blanche, No. 24-815 (9th Cir. May 15, 2026)

past persecution; beatings; threats; reasonable relocation in India; Law Library of Congress report; Mann Party; Sikh; Urias Orellana; substantial evidence

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Ep. 315 - Precedential Decisions: 5/4/2026 - 05/10/2026 (IJ duty to develop record; Mexico - CAT & informants, dv asylum, "arrival" & serious nonpolitical crime; time barred MTR & asylum; bond for EWIs; denatz & NTA advisals; consular nonreviewability) May 12, 2026

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Diahn v. Blanche, No. 24-2066 (4th Cir. May 5, 2026)

IJ duty to develop record; pro se respondents; no hearing notice; prejudice; duty to advise about witnesses; exhaustion

Matter of J-E-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 605 (BIA 2026)

CAT; FBI informants; evidence specific to applicant; unknown identity of kidnappers

Matter of C-P-Y-, 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026)

LPR “arrival”; serious nonpolitical crime; return from abroad; sex trafficking; probable cause; Red Notice; Mexican arrest warrant; I-213; pro se admissions; due process; incompetent noncitizens; LPR cancellation

Matter of V-A-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 621 (BIA 2026)

Mexican woman unable to leave their marriage; particular social group; domestic violence; no presumption of valid marriage just because of kids; A-B-

Prado-Majano v. Blanche, No. 25-60040 (5th Cir. May 7, 2026)

material change in personal circumstances; time bar to motion to reopen; nationwide change required; equitable tolling; underlying ineffective assistance of counsel; pro se before the BIA; extermination group

Mohammed v. Blanche, No. 25-1901 (7th Cir. May 6, 2026) &
Castanon-Nava v. DHS, No. 25-3050 (7th Cir. May 5, 2026)

untimely asylum; jurisdiction; Wilkinson; Guerrero-Lasprilla; Muslims in India; slaughterhouse
warrantless arrest; mandatory detention for EWIs; consent decree

United States v. Singh, No. 25-1523 (6th Cir. May 5, 2026)

denaturalization; ineffective assistance of counsel in criminal proceedings; collateral consequences; Padilla; Chaidez; Farhane

Sanchez Gonzalez, et al. v. DOS, et al., No. 23-4205 (9th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026)

doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Munoz; Mandel; First Amendment rights of U.S. citizen spouse; legitimate and bona fide reason; void for vagueness; INA § 212(a)(3)(A)(ii); tattoos

Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche, No. 25-1136 (9th Cir. May 8, 2026)

in absentia motion to reopen due process; no requirement to provide NTA advisals in foreign language

Alvarez, et al. v. FDC Miami Warden, et al., No. 25-14065 (11th Cir. May 6, 2026)

no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; statutory interpretation; longstanding agency interpretation; legislative history

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Ep. 314 - Precedential Decisions: 4/27/2026 - 05/3/2026 (no mandatory detention for EWIs; bond & FBI; in absentia - children & exceptional circumstances; tolling; credibility; 204(c); foreign convictions) May 05, 2026

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Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden, No. 25-3141 (2d Cir. Apr. 28, 2026)

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

Matter of Shentu, 29 I&N Dec. 595 (BIA 2026)

bond; FBI Letterhead Memorandum; national security risk

Matter of Orozco Becerra and Orozco Becerra, 29 I&N Dec. 600 (BIA 2026)

in absentia removal order against minors; administrative closure; shall

Nimaga v. Blanche, No. 20-3065 (7th Cir. Apr. 29, 2026)

in absentia motion to reopen; failure to attend due to exceptional circumstances; poverty; lack of access to vehicle; ability to call court; delayed issuance of mandate

Oxlaj-Perez v. Blanche, No. 25-3337 (6th Cir. Apr. 29, 2026)

equitable tolling; claims processing rule; no argument required until reply; extending 30 day PFR deadline; Riley; ignorance and lack of money insufficient; diligence

Deh v. Blanche, No. 25-3659 (6th Cir. Apr. 29, 2026)

flawed interpretation; due process; motion to reopen inconsistencies; credibility; Mauritania

Us v. Blanche, No. 25-3504 (6th Cir. Apr. 29, 2026)

exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkison; substantial evidence review; Urias

Hanan, et al. v. USCIS et al., No. 24-6193 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2026)

marriage fraud; INA § 204(c); statutory interpretation; Mathews Test; no right to cross-examine ex-spouse; sworn statements; Ching; I-130 discovery; due process requires consideration of the evidence

Coatl-Chiquito v. Blanche, No. 25-1233 (7th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026)

in absentia motion to reopen; time bar; number bar; sua sponte; Pereira; Niz-Chavez; defective NTA; removal v. deportation proceedings

Usma Acosta v. Blanche, No. 25-1045 (1st Cir. May 1, 2026)

fraud and willful misrepresentation; INTERPOL Red Notice; murder; foreign criminal convictions; credibility; asylum; withholding of removal; CAT; cancellation of removal; naturalization; motion to reopen

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Ep. 313 - Precedential Decisions: 4/20/2026 - 04/26/2026 (anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; de fact government; credibility; DHS failure to appear; DACA & termination; good moral character; Matter of K) Apr 28, 2026

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Lopez Martinez v. Blanche, No. 25-1225 (1st Cir. Apr. 23, 2026)

anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; imputed political opinion; quasi government; fact-intensive analysis; religion; ignoring protected ground; nexus

Matter of D-G-E-A- & N-G-G-E-, 29 I&N Dec. 570 (BIA 2026)

anti-gang political opinion; definition of political opinion; discrete cause tied to a government; de facto government; family and gender type particular social groups; machismo
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Matter of R-A-U-, 29 I&N Dec. 582 (BIA 2026)

credibility; stowaway; inconsistent affidavits; firm resettlement; asylum application in Germany; bisexual; Morocco

Matter of E-N-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026)

credibility; inconsistencies in medical documents; Anglophone in Cameroon; pattern or practice of persecution with family members still living in country

Matter of Arana Castillo, et al., 29 I&N Dec. 593 (BIA 2026)

DHS not appearing for court; termination; obligation to take pleadings

Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)

discretionary termination; receipt of DACA; intent to file I-130; recusal; IJ bias

Sandoval Diaz v. Blanche, No. 24-1062 (4th Cir. Apr. 20, 2026)

good moral character; Matter of K inapplicable to relief and with counsel; IJ conducting direct; admission to dealing cocaine despite charges dismissed; IJ issuing subpoenas

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Ep. 312 - Precedential Decisions: 4/13/2026 - 04/19/2026 (clear error review; no closing argument; alleged national security threat; Secretary of State letter; alleged fraud; conviction & community service; hardship & Roma; aggravated felony rape) Apr 21, 2026

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Taveras Martinez v. Blanche, No. 24-1741 (1st Cir. Apr. 17, 2026)

adjustment of status; clear error review; use of false identity and intent; discretion

Matter of A-M-Z-F-, 29 I&N Dec. 551 (BIA 2026)

due process; prejudice; no right to closing argument; Coptic Christians; Muslim Brotherhood; adverse credibility; Egypt

Matter of M-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 556 (BIA 2026)

alleged national security threat to Jewish students; Secretary of State letter; INA § 237(a)(4)(C)(i); fraud or willful misrepresentation; failure to list UN internship; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; asylum and protection from Algeria and Syria; discovery

Gardner v. Blanche, No. 24-1553 (4th Cir. Apr. 14, 2026)

conviction; community service INA § 101(a)(48)(A); North Caroling misdemeanor larceny; two CIMTs; non-LPR cancellation of removal; Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC)

Petrov v. Blanche, No. 20-3517 (7th Cir. Apr. 14, 2026)

exceptional and extremely unusual hardship review; mistreatment of Roma; gypsies; Germany; motion to reopen and previously unavailable evidence; financial hardship

United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes, No. 23-3532 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2026)

aggravated felony rape; duress; non-violent coercion; unpublished decision satisfies realistic probability test; Cal. Pen. Code § 261(a)(2); criminal illegal reentry; contemporaneous dictionaries over the model penal code; state rape laws not helpful; battle of the dictionaries

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Ep. 311 - Precedential Decisions: 4/6/2026 - 04/12/2026 (FARO; Riley; ICE emails; termination; in absentia; ICE non-appearance in court; particular social group exhaustion; nexus; pro se exhaustion; mootness; deficient Form I-693) Apr 14, 2026

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Velazquez-Olais v. Blanche, No. 25-1244 (7th Cir. Apr. 6, 2026)

FARO; Riley; ICE emails; review of ICE decision refusing to reopen FARO

Matter of Bolivar-Bolivar, 29 I&N Dec. 548 (BIA 2026)

termination; in absentia; DHS burden to prove alienage; DHS need not appear; Tepec-Garcia

Gamas-Vicente v. Blanche, No. 25-3415 (6th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026)

particular social group exhaustion; due process and interpreters; new particular social group on petition for review

Santana Gonzalez v. Blanche, No. 16-70793 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2026)

asylum; nexus; pro se exhaustion; Ninth Circuit stay policies

Mukhtar v. Lambrecht, et al., No. 24-1451 (10th Cir. Apr. 8, 2026)

mootness; denial of adjustment based on deficient Form I-693; Class B medical issue; action capable of repetition yet evading review; voluntary cessation

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Ep. 310 - Precedential Decisions: 3/30/2026 - 04/5/2026 (I-864 lawsuit; equitable tolling & stateless people; reinstatement; drug trafficking; medical and psychological hardship; VAWA cancellation; notice of appeal specificity; I-601A; fake cases) Apr 07, 2026

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Circuit round up (extra cases)!

NOID sent to wrong address; I-864 lawsuit; diversity visa lawsuit

Eskilian v. Bondi, No. 20-72157 (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026)

due diligence for stateless people; no Lozada where ineffective assistance of counsel plain; Cal. Pen. Code § 1473.7 vacatur; equitable tolling of time and number bar; Soviet Armenia

Verduzco Ruiz v. Bondi, No. 18-71787 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2026)

reinstatement; right to counsel; due process; prejudice; IIRIRA retroactivity

United States v. Casildo, No. 23-35483 (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 2026)

sale of controlled substances in violation of Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.321(1)(a); indivisibility; sentence enhancement; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); drug trafficking aggravated felony

Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo, 29 I&N Dec. 536 (BIA 2026)

aggravated felony relating to obstruction of justice; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Cal. Penal Code § 32; Pugin; mens rea and related statutes; specific intent; relating to; actus reas; misprison of a felony

Matter of Pelagio Mendoza, 29 I&N Dec. 542 (BIA 2026)

medical and psychological hardship; evidentiary burdens; HIPPA regulations; considering immigration status of other parent; need for expert evidence

Cardenas v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1522 (3d Cir. Mar. 31, 2026)

VAWA cancellation of removal; immigration status of the abuser; statutory interpretation; “is or was”; Matt of L-L-P-; present tense; present perfect tense; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship

Quijano-Duran v. Bondi, No. 24-2457 (8th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026)

notice of appeal requirements before the BIA; due process; judicial bias; DHS enforcement priority

Dec v. Mullin, No. 25-2417 (7th Cir. Mar. 30, 2026)

jurisdiction; I-601A; satisfaction of the Attorney General; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(v); ChatGPT; fake case citation

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Special Episode Interview with Homero López - former Appellate Immigration Judge, and current ISLA Legal Director Apr 02, 2026

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