Immigration Review

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Ep. 34 - Precedential Decisions from 12/14/20 - 12/20/2020 (expert testimony; asylum - nexus; reasonable relocation; motion to reopen based on change of law; CIMT and recklessness) Dec 21, 2020

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[2:22] Matter of M-A-M-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2020)

asylum; expert testimony; particular social group; nexus; family-based groups; cartels in Mexico; Ren v. Holder, continuances, and corroborating evidence

[7:56] Marquez-Paz v. Barr, No. 19-2230 (1st Cir. Dec. 18, 2020)

asylum; withholding of removal; nexus to a protected ground; Honduran landowners

[9:41] Addo v. Barr, No. 18-9560 (10th Cir. Dec. 14, 2020)

asylum; Ghana; reasonable relocation; tribes

[14:38] Hernandez-Alvarez v. Barr, No. 20-1459 (7th Cir. Dec. 16, 2020)

motion to reconsider; motion to reopen; equitable tolling; departure bar; sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; change in law

[22:05] Smith v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12622 (11th Cir. Dec. 18, 2020)

CIMT; Florida vehicular homicide; Fla. Stat. § 782.071; reckless mens rea; vile or depraved conduct

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Ep. 33 - Precedential Decisions from 12/7/20 - 12/13/2020 (attorney admissions and concessions; credible fear jurisdiction; CAT; authenticating foreign official documents) Dec 14, 2020

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[2:10] Dos Santos v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12383 (11th Cir. Dec. 11, 2020)

admissions and concessions; “egregious circumstances”; binding on litigants; prejudice

[7:24] Singh, et al. v Barr, No. 19-70932 (9th Cir. Dec. 9, 2020)

credible fear; expedited removal; INA § 242; jurisdiction; motion to reopen

[10:52] Igiebor v. Barr, No. 19-9579 (10th Cir. Dec. 7, 2020)

Convention Against Torture (CAT); homosexuality; Nigeria; facilitating return and mootness after removal pending petition; “extraordinary circumstances”; 8 C.F.R. § 1287.6(b) and authentication

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Ep. 32 - Precedential Decisions from 11/30/20 - 12/6/2020 (motions to reopen: ineffective assistance of counsel and reinstatement; U-Visas; abandonment of LPR status) Dec 07, 2020

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Matter of Melgar, 28 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2020)

ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada; prejudice; Utah Code Ann. § 76-5‑109(3)(B); crime of child abuse, abandon, or neglect

Alfaro-Garcia v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12068 (11th Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)

motion to reopen after removal; reinstatement; jurisdiction

Medina Tovar, et. al. v. Zuchowski, et. al. , No. 18-35072 (9th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020)

U-Visas; U-nonimmigrant status; Special Appearance by Jesse Imbriano, Legal Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center

Mahmoud v. Barr,No. 19-1777 (1st Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)

abandonment of LPR status; burdens; applicant for admission

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Ep. 31 - Precedential Decisions from 11/23/20 - 11/29/20 (TPS; admission; adjustment of status; past persecution; administrative closure; exhaustion; CAT; reinstatement) Nov 30, 2020

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[2:29] Matter of Padilla Rodriguez, 28 I&N Dec. 164 (BIA 2020)

Temporary Protected Status (TPS); admission; adjustment of status

[8:40] Bedoya v. Barr, No. 19-1930 (4th Cir. Nov. 25, 2020)

asylum; past persecution; death threats; Colombia; Colombian police officer

[12:42] Hernandez-Serrano v. Barr, No. 20-0367 (6th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)

Administrative closure; regulatory interpretation

[18:36] Barrados-Zarate v. Barr, No. 20-1040 (7th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)

issue exhaustion; jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; Mexico

[21:13] Moallin v. Barr, No. 19-2743 (8th Cir. Nov. 23, 2020)

Convention Against Torture (CAT); Somalia

[22:51] Vega-Anguiano v. Barr, No. 15-72999 (9th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)

reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice; executing final order; jurisdiction

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Special Episode - Interview with retired Immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaolo Nov 27, 2020

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In this special Thanksgiving episode, Kevin speaks with retired immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaolo about immigration law, her career, and best practices for all attorneys in immigration court.
[2:53] Interview with retired Immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaolo
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DISCLAIMER:
Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.
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Ep. 30 - Precedential Decisions from 11/16/20 - 11/22/20 (motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel and prejudice; expert testimony; gang activity; convention against torture) Nov 23, 2020

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[2:17] Sanchez Rosales et al. v. Barr, No. 18-70666 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020)

motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; in absentia; notario

[6:55] Castillo v. Barr, No. 19-72745 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020)

Convention Against Torture (CAT); El Salvador; expert testimony; standard for reviewing expert testimony; gang activity; MS-13

[11:20] Celicourt v. Barr, No. 20-1201 (1st Cir. Nov. 17, 2020)

asylum; evidentiary burden; pattern and practice; evidentiary standard; Haiti; political party in Haiti

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Ep. 29 - Precedential Decisions from 11/9/20 - 11/15/20 (motion to reopen; frivolous asylum finding; burdens at relief stage; aggravated felony +$10,000; corroboration) Nov 16, 2020

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[2:38] Matter of H-Y-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 156 (BIA 2020)

motion to reopen; sua sponte; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; frivolous finding; Lozada in the 3d Circuit

[8:08] Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice

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[9:18] Wambura v. Barr, No. 19-1360 (4th Cir. Nov. 13, 2020)

burdens; relief; aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 amount of loss; corroboration; CAT deferral; Tanzania

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Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.
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Ep. 28 - Precedential Decisions from 11/2/20 - 11/8/20 (persecutor bar; history of asylum; stop-time rule and vacated convictions; particular social group) Nov 09, 2020

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[2:26] Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 120 (A.G. 2020)

persecutor bar; asylum and withholding of removal; duress and voluntariness; history of asylum; 1967 protocol; evidentiary burden

[9:33] Khan v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1427 (3d Cir. Nov. 3, 2020)

LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a); stop-time rule; statutory interpretation; vacated conviction; Conn. Gen. Stat § 21a-279(c) for possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana

[14:47] Suate-Orellana v. Barr, No. 19-60729 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2020)

adverse credibility; motion to remand for new evidence; materiality; withholding of removal; particular social group; gang recruitment; Honduras

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Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.
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Ep. 27 - Precedential Decisions from 10/26/20 - 11/1/20 (marriage fraud; detention; PSG and circularity; equitable tolling; TPS; drug trafficking aggravated felony; retroactive affect of sentence reduction) Nov 02, 2020

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[2:38] Matter of Pak, 28 I&N Dec. 113 (BIA 2020)

I-130; fraudulent marriage; INA § 204(c); substantial and probative evidence standard

[7:32] Velasco Lopez v. Decker, et al., No. 19-2284 (2d Cir. Oct. 27, 2020)

detention; INA § 236(a); due process; Jennings v. Rodriguez

[15:46] Amaya-De Sicaran v. Barr, No. 18-1915 (4th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)

asylum; domestic violence; Matter of A-B-; anti-circularity; particular social group; El Salvador

[19:35] Londono-Gonzalez v. Barr, No. 16-60766 (5th Cir. Oct. 26, 2020)

motion to reopen; INA § 212(c); INA § 242(a)(2)(C); due diligence; equitable tolling

[23:28] Morales Bribiesca v. Barr, No. 20-0348 (6th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)

alien smuggling; INA § 212(a)(6)(E)(i); clear, unequivocal, and convincing standard

[27:49] Velasquez v. Barr, et al., No. 19-1148 (8th Cir. Oct. 27, 2020)

TPS; inspected and admitted; statutory interpretation

[32:09] Velasquez-Rios et al. v. Barr, No. 18-72990 (9th Cir. Oct. 28, 2020)

Cal. Penal Code § 18.5; CIMT; cancellation of removal; sentence of one year or more; federalism

[36:46] Medina-Rodriguez v. Barr, No. 19-72681 (9th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)

drug trafficking aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11359; marijuana; categorical approach – date of conviction analysis

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Ep. 26 - Precedential Decisions from 10/19/20 - 10/25/20 (aggravated felony: sexual abuse of a minor, CIMT, categorical approach, bars to cancellation of removal, age-out for cancellation of removal) Oct 26, 2020

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[2:13] Grijalva Martinez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 191740 (3d Cir. Oct. 21, 2020)

aggravated felony; criminal sexual contact - N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:14-3(b) and 2C:14-2(c)(4); endangering the welfare of children - N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-4(a)(1); particularly serious crime

[8:40] Ortega-Lopez v. Barr, No. 18-72441 (9th Cir. Oct. 20, 2020)

CIMT; Chevron deference; 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1); animal fighting; cancellation of removal; INA §240A(b)(1)(C)

[14:31] Martinez-Perez v. Barr, 947 F.3d 1273 (10th Cir. 2020)

cancellation of removal; age-out (age out) of qualifying relative

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