Immigration Review
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -A weekly podcast of immigration case summaries and practice insights from your host, Kevin A. Gregg, a partner at the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A.
Each Monday, the Immigration Review podcast reviews the latest published opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—discussing some in depth, providing holdings for others, and always giving practical insights, rummaging through the week’s decisions so you don’t have to.
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Ep. 210 - Precedential Decisions from 4/29/2024 - 5/5/2024 (crime of domestic violence & mental harms; expert witness & CAT - Iraq; past persecution & Mexican Navy; immutability & business owners; Sinaloa Cartel & CAT; Hague Act on Child Abduction)
May 06, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBSanchez-Perez v. Garland, No. 23-3004 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2024) misdemeanor domestic assault under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111; crime of domestic violence; physical force; mental harms; bodily injury; United Staes v. Castleman Saleh v. Garland, No. 22-3036 (6th Cir. May 2, 2024) expert witness; attorney concessions; holistic approach to aggregate CAT analysis; Iraq Loredo Rangel v. Garland, No. 23-60089 (5th Cir. May 1, 2024) past persecution; non-physical harm; extreme harm; Mexic...
Ep. 209 - Precedential Decisions from 4/22/2024 - 4/28/2024 (FTCA; de minimis harm; colorable question of law; time limit on discretion; qualifying relative; non-LPR cancellation of removal; age out; 4,000 cap; BIA notice of appeal requirements; nexus)
April 29, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBQueen v. United States, No. 22-30294 (5th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024) FTCA; prisoner claims; de minimis harm Ndlovu v. Garland, No. 23-2208 (7th Cir. Apr. 25, 2024) justification; Patel; colorable question of law; time limit on discretion Rangel-Fuentes v. Garland, No. 23-9511 (10th Cir. Apr. 23, 2024) qualifying relative; non-LPR cancellation of removal; age out; 4,000 cap; BIA notice of appeal requirements; nexus Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P...
Ep. 208 - Precedential Decisions from 4/15/2024 - 4/21/2024 (I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; gender-based asylum claims; social distinction)
April 22, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBBristow v. Mayorkas, No. 22 C 991 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024) I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); persuasiveness of affidavits Olmedo Martinez v. Garland, No. 23-9593 (10th Cir. Apr. 16, 2024) non-LPR cancellation of removal motion to reopen; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; Wilkinson; medical issues for children Bustamante-Leiva v. Garland, No. 22-60479 (5th Cir. Apr. 19, 2024) gender-based asylum claims; re...
Ep. 207 - Precedential Decisions from 4/8/2024 - 4/14/2024 (CAT deferral; aggregate forms of torture; changed country condition motion to reopen; Chaldean Christian; Iraq; injunction; visa bulletin; denaturalization; ineffective assistance of counsel)
April 15, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBAbdulahad v. Garland, No. 22-3743 (6th Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) CAT deferral; aggregate forms of torture; changed country condition motion to reopen; cumulative evidence; point of comparison; individualized risk; American characteristics; Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF); Chaldean Christian; Iraq Cheejati, et al. v. Blinken, et al., No. 23-40398 (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2024) injunction; visa bulletin; India; TRO; jurisdiction and review; INA § 245(b); jurisdiction; Patel discretion; retrogre...
Ep. 206 - Precedential Decisions from 4/1/2024 - 4/7/2024 (criminal encouraging violation of immigration law; expedited removal untimely evidence; unable or unwilling to protect in Mexico; collateral estoppel and jurisdiction)
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBUnited States v. Hansen, No. 17-10548 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2024) common law specific intent mens rea; solicitation definition; 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and 1324(a)(1)(B)(i); encouraging violation of immigration law Matter of F-C-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 788 (BIA 2024) (amended) 8 C.F.R. § 1240.17; expedited removal; credible fear process; mental incompetency and untimely evidence Ortega v. Garland, No. 21-3253 (7th Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) unable or unwilling to protect; police investigations...
Special Episode - Interview with Raquel Gomes and Ruby Powers: All About Stafi!
April 03, 2024 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBAll about Raquel Gomes & Stafi: Raquel's Linkedin Profile Stafi's website: www.stafi.cc Stafi's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/71610226/admin/feed/posts Stafi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getstafi/ Stafi's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GetStafi/ All about Ruby Powers: Ruby's Profile Law Firm Website: www.RubyPowersLaw.com Powers Strategy Group: www.RubyPowers.com Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, se...
Ep. 205 - Precedential Decisions from 3/25/2024 - 3/31/2024 (mixed motive; one central reason; personal dispute; religion; CIMT; New Jersey second-degree robbery; naturalization; false claim to U.S. citizenship; unlawful voting)
April 01, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBKhalil v. Garland, No. 23-1443 (1st Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) mixed motive; one central reason; personal dispute; intertwined reasons; religion; persecution standard; de novo review of government-actor prong of CAT protection; duty to intervene; Muslim Brotherhood; Egypt Almanzar v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 21-3092 (3d Cir. Mar. 29, 2024) second-degree robbery, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1(a); CIMT; Diaz-Lizarraga; transforming generic theft into CIMT; synergy and Matter of Lopez-Meza Melara v. M...
Ep. 204 - Precedential Decisions from 3/18/2024 - 3/24/2024 (mixed question of law and fact; CIMT & child abuse; nexus & indigenous women; particular social group change on appeal; relocation in India; criminal-alien jurisdictional bar & Nasrallah)
March 25, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBWilkinson v. Garland, No. 22-666 (U.S. Mar. 19, 2024) jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B) & (D); Guerro-Lasprilla; mixed question of law and fact; Patel Gomez-Ruotolo v. Garland, No. 23-1238 (4th Cir. Mar. 20, 2024) CIMT; categorical approach; electronic solicitation of a minor between seven and fourteen; VA Code § 18.2-374.3(c); attempted sexual battery on a child; VA Code Section 18.2-67.5(c); force; sexual battery by ruse; CAT protection from Venezuela Sabastian-Andres v. Garland, No...
Ep. 203 - Precedential Decisions from 3/11/2024 - 3/17/2024 (particularly serious crime; prolonged detention; late-filed evidence; criminal conviction definition; asylum one-year filing deadline; family-based PSGs; discretion; credibility; agg fel theft)
March 18, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBAnnor v. Garland, No. 23-1281 (4th Cir. Mar. 15, 2024) particularly serious crime; conspiracy to commit money laundering; 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h); N-A-M- process; elements; dangerousness Vasquez Castaneda v. Perry, et al., No. 22-7365 (4th Cir. Mar. 13, 2024) prolonged detention; Zadvydas; reasonable foreseeability of removal; withholding-only; reinstatement; INA § 241(a); Guzman Chavez; due process; Mathews; Arteaga-Martinez Matter of F-C-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 788 (BIA 2024) 8 C.F.R. § 1240....
Ep. 202 - Precedential Decisions from 3/4/2024 - 3/10/2024 (parole; returning removed noncitizens; Mexican business owners; serious nonpolitical crime; retrogression; CAT & South Sudan; claims processing rules; retroactivity)
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBMembreno-Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 23-60022 (5th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024) 8 C.F.R. § 212.5(b)(5); applicant for admission; adjustment of status; motion to reopen; termination of parole The Saga of Mr. Nkenglefac returning wrongfully removed noncitizens islaimmigration.org Reyes Galeana v. Garland, No. 24-0043 (6th Cir. Mar. 4, 2024) Mexican business owners; particularity; particular social group; social distinction; extortion Hererra-Elias v. Garland, No. 22-3565 (8th Cir. Mar. 4...
Special Episode - Interview with Trina Realmuto and Eddie Ramos (National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA); TPS employment authorization class action; impact litigation; mentorship)
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBAll about Trina Realmuto: NILA Profile All about Eddie Ramos: KKTP Profile Additional links!: NILA’s Impact Litigation (including Mansor v. USCIS ) Transparency Litigation Co-Counseling Program Join NILA’s Strategic Assistance Program Support NILA Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern immigrati...
Ep. 201- Precedential Decisions from 2/26/2024 - 3/3/2024 (withholding-only review & reinstatement; final order; BIA reweighing evidence; nexus - indigenous women; Mexicans with mental health disorders & exhibit erratic behavior; deficient NTA reopening)
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBF.J.A.P. v. Garland, No. 21-2284 (7th Cir. Feb. 27, 2024) withholding-only review; Nasrallah; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Santos-Zacaria; statutory interpretation; presumption of review; clear error and credibility; reweighing evidence; failure to identify IJ errors; MS-13; extortion; El Salvador Esteban-Garcia v. Garland, No. 23-1701 (1st Cir. Feb. 29, 2024) nexus; indigenous women; forced p...
Ep. 200!!! - Precedential Decisions from 2/19/2024 - 2/25/2024 (vacated criminal conviction; procedural or substantive defect; reopening; reasonable relocation; Mann Party & India; crime of violence; Ohio robbery)
February 26, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBMatter of Azrag, 28 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 2024) vacated criminal conviction; Thomas and Thompson; procedural or substantive defect; burden of proof; reasons for vacating Singh Bhagtana v. Garland, No. 20-1673 (2d. Cir. Feb. 22, 2024) reasonable relocation outside of Punjab State; Sikh; Mann Party; India Singh v. Garland, No. 23-2289 (8th Cir. Feb. 23, 2024) changed country condition motion to reopen; abandoned asylum application; due process and COVID-19; Sikh; Mann Party; BJP; India ...
Ep. 199 - Precedential Decisions from 2/12/2024 - 2/18/2024 (repatriated Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; aggravated felony theft offense; drugs & realistic probability test in CA5; marriage fraud & § 204(c) investigations)
February 19, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBHerrow v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 22-1854 (3d Cir. Feb. 13, 2024) repatriated Somalis; particularity and distinction; Westernized Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; Georgetown Report; Reer Hamar Bendiri; Al Shabaab; Somalia Guzman-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 23-9 (9th Cir. Feb. 14, 2024) aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); Arizona robbery; Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A); consensual theft; intent and force Alejos-Perez v. Garland, No. 22-60555 (5th Cir. Feb. 16, 20...
Ep. 198 - Precedential Decisions from 2/5/2024 - 2/11/2024 (I-751; joint filing; U-visa disclosure; penalties; 8 U.S.C. § 1367; willfulness; assault resulting in serious bodily injury; crime of violence; mens rea; presumption of indivisibility)
February 12, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBMatter of Bernardo, 28 I&N Dec. 781 (BIA 2024) I-751; joint filing; allegation of marriage fraud; properly filed; duress and coercion Patel v. Jaddou, No. 24-0026 (6th Cir. Feb. 9, 2024) U-visa disclosure; penalties; 8 U.S.C. § 1367; willfulness; APA; private right of action against federal officials United States v. Devereaux, No. 22-1203 (10th Cir. Feb. 6, 2024) assault resulting in serious bodily injury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6); crime of violence; mens rea divis...
Ep. 197 - Precedential Decisions from 1/29/2024 - 2/4/2024 (deficient NTA; Form I-261; persecution because of debts; motion to reopen & mental health; mixed adverse credibility finding; clearly and beyond doubt admissible & false claim to citizenship)
February 05, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBMatter of Aguilar Hernandez, 28 I&N Dec. 774 (BIA 2024) deficient NTA; Form I-261; interlocutory appeal; termination; regulatory interpretation; factual and legal allegations in an NTA; Niz-Chavez dicta Gaspar-Felipe v. Garland, No. 22-3372 (8th Cir. Jan. 30, 2024) indigenous asylum claim; persecution because of debts; family remaining in country of fear; Guatemala Davis v. Garland, No. 22-3262 (8th Cir. Feb. 1, 2024) motion to reopen; asylum waiver; mental health; mental compete...
Ep. 196 - Precedential Decisions from 1/22/2024 - 1/28/2024 (imminent death threats alone & persecution/torture; mixed motive, family group & nexus; unable or unwilling; BIA reweighing evidence; applicant for admission; derivative citizenship & standing)
January 29, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBPineda-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 20-1912 (1st Cir. Jan. 24, 2024) past torture; past persecution; death threats alone; imminent threats; mixed motive; animus; family membership; cattle thieves; nexus standard for withholding; El Salvador Owusu v. Garland, No. 24-0016 (6th Cir. Jan. 24, 2024) police unable or unwilling to protect; failure to report; New Patriot Party; NPP; National Democrat Congress; NDC, Ghana Mencia-Medina v. Garland, No. 20-1724 (8th Cir. Jan. 23, 2024) special...
Ep. 195 - Precedential Decisions from 1/15/2024 - 1/21/2024 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; motion to reopen; minor; newly available evidence; Domestic Abuse Assault, Enhanced under Iowa Code § 708.2A(3)(b); crime of violence)
January 22, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBVelasquez-Castillo v. Garland, No. 21-60681 (5th Cir. Jan. 17, 2024) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”); motion to reopen; minor; newly available evidence; changed country conditions; failure to consider evidence; sexual orientation; Honduras United States v. Daye, No. 23-1048 (8th Cir. Jan. 16, 2024) Domestic Abuse Assault, Enhanced under Iowa Code § 708.2A(3)(b); DAAE; crimes of violence; waive divisibility argument despite separate penalty provisions; real...
Ep. 194 - Precedential Decisions from 1/8/2024 - 1/14/2024 (bond; collateral estoppel; INA § 236(a); Bail Reform Act; crime of violence; VICAR; felony murder; divisibility; means vs. elements)
January 15, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBMatter of Panin, 28 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2024) bond; collateral estoppel; INA § 236(a); Bail Reform Act United States v. Ortiz-Orellana, No. 16-4844 (4th Cir. Jan. 10, 2024) crime of violence; VICAR; felony murder; divisibility; means vs. elements; impotance of jury instructions; crime of violence Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for...
Ep. 193 - Precedential Decisions from 1/1/2024 - 1/7/2024 (adverse credibility; omission; medical reports; past persecution harm; due process; unable or unwilling to protect; complete helplessness; three member panel; DHS failure to file brief; IJ bias)
January 08, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBSingh v. Garland, No. 23-1192 (7th Cir. Jan. 2, 2024) adverse credibility; omission; medical reports; past persecution harm; due process challenge; exhaustion; Mann Party; Sikh; India Mejia-Alvarenga v. Garland, No. 22-60554 (5th Cir. Jan. 3, 2024) unable or unwilling to protect; complete helplessness; failure to report harm; rape; threats; due process; three member panel; DHS failure to file brief; IJ bias; TRAC Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pr...
Ep. 192 - Precedential Decisions from 12/26/2023 - 12/31/2023 (particular social group - circularity, distinction, criminal motives & nexus; Mendez Rojas class; sue sponte; crime of violence; abandonment, R-C-R- & good cause)
January 01, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBEspinoza-Ochoa v. Garland, No. 21-1431 (1st Cir. Dec. 27, 2023) particular social group; social distinction; circularity; farmers; nexus; mixed motive; one central reason; retribution; criminal motives transforming into protected ground; revenge; gangs; Guatemala Pascual-Miguel v. Garland, No. 20-2397 (8th Cir. Dec. 27, 2023) ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; nexus; Mendez Rojas Class Settlement; untimely asylum application Essel v. Garland, No. 22-2615 (8th Cir. Dec....
Ep. 191 - Precedential Decisions from 12/18/2023 - 12/25/2023 (Happy Holidays!; I-751; removal of conditional LPR status; IJ authority to terminate; Texas aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon)
December 25, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBMatter of H. N. Ferreira, 28 I&N Dec. 765 (BIA 2023) I-751; removal of conditional LPR status; IJ authority to terminate Delgado-Victorio v. Garland, No. 23-60102 (5th Cir. Dec. 18, 2023) aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A) & (2)(A)(iv); Borden and mens rea; crime of violence; good cause for a continuance Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business law...
Ep. 190 - Precedential Decisions from 12/11/2023 - 12/17/2023 (crimmigration week!; child endangerment; crime of violence - psychological force, intent, violent force, de minimus force & aggravated assault; Iowa, Puerto Rico & Pennsylvania crimes)
December 18, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBUnited States v. Trice, No. 23-1406 (8th Cir. Dec. 12, 2023) least culpable conduct criminalized by Iowa Code § 726.6(1)(a); child endangerment; general intent definition; witnessing assault U.S. v. Menendez-Montalvo, No. 22-1687 (1st Cir. Dec. 12, 2023) crime of violence; Article 3.1 of Puerto Rico's Domestic Violence Law; psychological abuse; intent vs. actual force; Johnson; Stokeling; slight or de minimus force U.S. v. Amos, No. 20-3298 (3d Cir. Dec. 14, 2023) 18 Pa. Cons. St...
Ep. 189 - Precedential Decisions from 12/4/2023 - 12/10/2023 (final order of removal & withholding; nexus: religion, domestic violence & witches; reasonable relocation; drug offenses; aggravated felony: sexual abuse of a minor & crime of violence)
December 11, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBArgueta-Hernandez v. Garland, No. 22-60307 (5th Cir. Dec. 5, 2023) untimely petition for review; withholding; final order; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Nasrallah; panel rehearing; claims processing rule; Santos-Zacaria; death threats alone; one central reason; a reason; nexus; government says leave country; willful blindness; MS-13; El Salvador; Villarreal Singh Bhagtana v. Garland, No. 20-1673 (2d Cir. Dec. 5, 2023) reasonable relocation; DHS burden; Bharatiya Janata Party (“BJP”); Shiromani Ak...
Eps. 187 & 188 - Precedential Decisions from 11/20/2023 - 12/3/2023 (asylum reform; nexus & family membership; aggravated felony controlled substance trafficking; mandamus injunctions & the visa bulletin; unable or unwilling to protect & Nepalese Maoists)
December 04, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBAmerican Bar Association Opposition to Proposals that Restrict Asylum and Humanitarian Parole in Supplemental Funding Request Click me! Matter of M-R-M-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2023) asylum; nexus; particular social group; family membership; L-E-A-; incidental, tangential, or superficial; cartel desire for land Tellez-Ramirez v. Garland, No. 22-1168 (9th Cir. Nov. 29, 2023) possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver in violation of Idaho Code § 37-2732(a)(1)(A); contro...
Ep. 186 - Precedential Decisions from 11/13/2023 - 11/19/2023 (reasonable fear review; reinstatement; final order of removal; persecution; unfulfilled threats; USCIS notice on counsel; due process; Miranda warnings)
November 20, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMartinez v. Garland, No. 22-1221 (4th Cir. Nov. 16, 2023) reasonable fear review; Nasrallah; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Santos-Zacaria Hernandez-Mendez v. Garland, No. 20-1789 (1st Cir. Nov. 15, 2023) past persecution; unfulfilled threats; refusal to obey gangs; Mam ethnicity; Guatemala Manguriu v. Garland, No. 22-1220 (1st Cir. Nov. 16, 2023) VAWA petition; USCIS notice on counsel; ...
Ep. 185 - Precedential Decisions from 10/30/2023 - 11/12/2023 (asylum; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for past persecution; IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; fear of gang extortion; harm experienced as a child)
November 13, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBJuarez-Vicente v. Garland, No. 22-3318 (8th Cir. Nov. 7, 2023) past persecution; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for persecution; gay and bisexual men; Guatemala Varela-Chavarria v. Garland, No. 22-1780 (1st Cir. Nov. 9, 2023) protections and IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; pro se; fear of gang extortion; cumulative harm analysis for past persecution; harm experienced as a child; threats of rape; El Salvador Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban...
Ep. 184/Special Episode - Interview with Dan Lawton about his new book Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
November 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBBuy Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Wild Blue Press Amazon Other Links! Klinedinst News about Dan and his book, with photographs! https://abovethegroundbook.com/ Dan Lawton's profile at Klinedinst Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern immigration software & ...
Ep. 183 - Precedential Decisions from 10/23/2023 - 10/29/2023 (criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility)
October 30, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBMatter of Brathwaite, 28 I&N Dec. 751 (BIA 2023) criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; late-filed appeals M.S.C. v. Garland, No. 21-1496 (1st Cir. Oct. 24, 2023) opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility; motion to reopen; recalling forced abortion; demeanor; authentication; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6; corroboration Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and b...
Special Episode - Interview with Immigration Judge Mimi Tsankov in her capacity as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges
October 26, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBLearn all about Judge Mimi Tsankov: FBA Profile Additional links!: Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and border Safety - Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation’s Immigration Courts The Honorable Mimi Tsankov - President, National Association of Immigration Judges The Honorable Rebecca Gambler - Director, Homeland Security and Justice U.S. Government Accountability Office Jeremy McKinney - AILA Immediate Past President Charles "Cull...
Ep. 182 - Precedential Decisions from 10/16/2023 - 10/22/2023 (divisibility; assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; violent felony; child witness to gang violence; particular social group; particularity)
October 23, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBUSA v. Redd, No. 20-6957 (4th Cir. Oct. 19, 2023) divisibility; violent felony/crime of violence; focus on what jury must find; Maryland first degree assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; rejecting state courts use of the word “element”; recklessness; battery; aggravating factor of firearm Pacheco-Mota v. Garland, No. 22-3651 (8th Cir. Oct. 18, 2023) child witness to gang violence; particular social group; particularity; social distinction; Guatemala Sponsors and friends...
Ep. 181 - Precedential Decisions from 10/9/2023 - 10/15/2023 (Patron Shout Out!; reasonable relocation; testimony alone for relocation; economic discrimination; indigenous; Quechua; Ecuador)
October 16, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes - 6.52 MBCaz v. Garland, No. 23-1108 (1st Cir. Oct. 11, 2023) reasonable relocation; testimony alone for relocation; economic discrimination; indigenous; Quechua; Ecuador American Bar Association Links! Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) gala Young Lawyer’s Rising Podcast Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern i...
Ep. 180 - Precedential Decisions from 10/2/2023 - 10/8/2023 (ABA Immigrant Justice Project; aggravated felony theft offense; exhaustion; mental health and particularly serious crime; unable or unwilling to protect; Guatemalan women of Mayan ancestry)
October 09, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBAmerican Bar Association Links! Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) gala Young Lawyer’s Rising Podcast Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Marriage and Fiancé Visas + I-751 course Click me! Kemokai v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 21-12743 (11th Cir. Oct. 2, 2023) aggravated felony theft offense; § 101(a)(43)(G); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 17; Santos-Zacaria; exhaustion requirement in the Eleventh Circuit; B-Z-R-; mental health; particularly serious crime Nerio Perez v. Garland, No. 22-2434 (7th Cir. ...
Ep. 179 - Precedential Decisions from 9/25/2023 - 10/1/2023 (ASISTA; divisibility; Pennsylvania controlled substance; driving while under the influence of marijuana; FTCA; Bivens; equitable tolling; sexual assault by ICE officers)
October 02, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBASISTA! To learn more about ASISTA’s work, click here! And follow ASISTA on all the social medias : ) Sign up here for the Wednesday, Oct. 18th at 7pm ET event, and/or make a donation to support ASISTA's work! Pesikan v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-3307 (3d Cir. Sept. 26, 2023) divisibility; 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3802; controlled substance; driving while under the influence of marijuana; charging document; Mathis peak Doe v. United States, No. 22-843 (2d Cir. Aug. 1, 2023) FTCA; Bivens...
Ep. 178 - Precedential Decisions from 9/18/2023 - 9/24/2023 (federal loss amount; U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1; Child Status Protection Act; finality of conviction; Matter of J.M. Acosta)
September 25, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBUnited States v. Kousisis (CA3), Ed’s Article, and Kim’s Award! federal loss amount; U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1; Child Status Protection Act (CSPA); my wife! (Borat voice) St. John v. Garland, No. 22-1695 (1st Cir. Sept. 19, 2023) finality of conviction; Matter of J.M. Acosta; vacating conviction in Massachusetts; negative inference Link to Edward Ramos's CSPA Article! Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers...
Ep. 177 - Precedential Decisions from 9/11/2023 - 9/17/2023 (reasonable possibility standard; stop-time rule; parole; CIMT - NY retroactivity & receipt of stolen property; NJ Disorderly Conduct; Salvadoran business owners; voluntary departure)
September 18, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBHermosillo v. Garland, No. 18-71220 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2023) reasonable fear interview; reasonable possibility standard; 10%; credible testimony satisfies nexus and police acquiesce Rudnitskyy v. Garland, No. 21-1098 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2023) “rendered inadmissible”; INA § 240A(d)(1)(B); cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; Barton Matter of Cabrera-Fernandez, 28 I&N Dec. 747 (BIA 2023) humanitarian parole under INA § 212(d)(5)(A); conditional parole under INA § 236(a)(2)(B); Je...
Ep. 176 - Precedential Decisions from 9/4/2023 - 9/10/2023 (cocaine isomers; gay men as PSG; reporting harm to police; fears of gangs for CAT and asylum; voluntary departure & motions to reopen; prison guards as PSG; reasonable fear review)
September 11, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBUSA v. Minter, No. 21-3102 (2d Cir. Sept. 6, 2023) sale of cocaine; N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39; serious drug offense; definition of isomer; realistic probability test Matter of C-G-T-, 28 I&N Dec. 740 (BIA 2023) one-year deadline; gay men in the Dominican Republic; reasonableness of reporting harm to police; reporting harm as child; sexual identity as immutable; statement of persecutor and nexus Ponce-Flores v. Garland, No. 21-2377 (4th Cir. Sept. 6, 2023) gang-based CAT deferral; a...
Ep. 175 - Precedential Decisions from 8/28/2023 - 9/3/2023 (credibility - border interviews & inconsistencies; jurisdiction & motions to reopen; naturalization & good moral character; polygamy; house church Christian in China; CIMT; menacing in Oregon)
September 04, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBPomavilla-Zaruma v. Garland, No. 20-3230 (2d Cir. Aug. 30, 2023) credibility; border interview; credible fear interview transcript; Ramsameachire factors Trejo-Gamez v. Garland, No. 21-3329 (8th Cir. Aug. 30, 2023) jurisdiction; motion to reopen to present new evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; Patel; abuse of discretion Uulu v. Garland, No. 22-1973 (7th Cir. Sept. 1, 2023) adverse credibility; inconsistencies; corroborating inconsistent testimony; recollection and traum...
Ep. 174 - Precedential Decisions from 8/21/2023 - 8/27/2023 (CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; extortion & asylum; credibility & inconsistencies; wire fraud; +$10,000 loss; child soldier & mental health in Sudan)
August 28, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBMurillo Morocho v. Garland, No. 22-1881 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023) CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; consent or acquiesce; willful blindness; prison violence in Ecuador Montoya-Lopez v. Garland, No. 23-1036 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023) past persecution; particular social group; “family members of a business owner perceived as wealthy”; "people who have fled gangs instead of continuing to pay extortion"; extortion as persecution; economic deprivation; El Salvador Munoz-Rivera v. ...
Ep. 173 - Precedential Decisions from 8/14/2023 - 8/20/2023 (CAT; under color of law; controlled substance attempted delivery; crime of violence; search of attorney cell phone at the border; credibility; termination; constitutional & regulatory violation)
August 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIntro ICE tweet! Breanna Cary shout out! - [email protected] Matter of J-G-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 733 (BIA 2023) CAT protection; under color of law; police uniforms; § 1983; official capacity; O-F-A-S-; Ninth Circuit difference USA v. Campos, No. 21-3524 (8th Cir. Aug. 15, 2023) controlled substance offense; Texas Health & Safety Code § 481.112; means vs. elements; attempted delivery; Ochoa-Salgado; federal attempt definition Green v. Garland, No. 22-2335 (8th Cir. Aug. 16, 2023) ...
Ep. 172 - Precedential Decisions from 8/7/2023 - 8/13/2023 (motion to reopen - prima facie, ineffective assistance of counsel & changed country conditions; unable or unwilling; pardons; denaturalization; materiality; money laundering; CIMT)
August 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBHelen Tarokic's T-Visa training link! Fonseca-Fonseca v. Garland, No. 20-71977 (9th Cir. Aug. 8, 2023) prima facie standard; Coelho; L-O-G-; reasonable likelihood; motion to reopen Garcia-Gonzalez v. Garland, No. 22-60501 (5th Cir. Aug. 7, 2023) ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; prima facie eligibility; prejudice; sua sponte reopening; family based particular social group Sign Rekha's Lozada Petition! https://bit.ly/3FlDGeZ Yoc Esteban v. Garland, No. 22-1778 (...
Ep. 171 - Precedential Decisions from 7/31/2023 - 8/6/2023 (NACARA; sua sponte motion to reopen; venue; Matter of Garcia; CAT; under color of law; torture; final order of removal; jurisdiction; O-F-A-S-)
August 07, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBMancia v. Garland, No. 22-1599 (1st Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) NACARA; sua sponte motion to reopen; suspension of deportation; failure to depart with voluntary departure Bazile v. Garland, No. 22-1767 (1st Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) venue; Matter of Garcia; completed proceedings; CAT deferral; Lavalas; Haiti Arostegui-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 22-9554 (10th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023) CAT; under color of law; final order of removal; Nasrallah; reviewability; withholding-only proceedings; application of la...
Ep. 170 - Precedential Decisions from 7/24/2023 - 7/30/2023 (credibility; omission; Constitutionality of BIA; exhaustion; § 209 adjustment; I-130 revocation; derivative citizenship; administrative closure)
July 31, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBChen v. Garland, No. 19-715 (2d Cir. July 25, 2023) credibility; probative omission; trivial inconsistency; no requirement to list all persecution in asylum statement; supplemental rather than inconsistent; cultural context; totality of circumstances; de minimus inconsistency Amador Duenas v. Garland, No. 18-71987 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023) Constitutionality of BIA members; Appointments Clause; Principal Officers; Inferior Officers Diaz Mejia v. Garland, No. 21-2088 (7th Cir. Jul...
Ep. 169 - Precedential Decisions from 7/17/2023 - 7/23/2023 (federal definition of marijuana; hemp; detention; dangerousness; DACA discrimination; alienage; 42 U.S.C. § 1981)
July 24, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBUSA v. Rivera (3d Cir. July 19, 2023) federal definition of marijuana; hemp Martinez v. Clark, et al., No. 21-35023 (9th Cir. May 30, 2023) detention; dangerousness; jurisdiction; INA § 236 De Leon Resendiz v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 21-2211 (4th Cir. July 10, 2023) 42 U.S.C. § 1981; discrimination; DACA; temporary employment; alienage Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Flo...
Special Episode - AILA Annual Conference 2023 (interview with AILA National Immediate Past President Jeremy McKinney, and AILA National President Farshad Owji)
July 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBLinks!!!! All about AILA All about Jeremey All about Farshad Jeremy's AILA Annual Conference 2023 Speech Farshad's AILA Annual Conference 2023 Speech Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise "Modern immigration software & case management" Joorney Business Plans "Business-critical documents for every stage o...
Ep. 168 - Precedential Decisions from 7/10/2023 - 7/16/2023 (nexus & religion; pro se asylum; family PSG; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; Salvadoran businessmen; PFR & withholding only; motion to reopen; agg fel theft; ineffective assistance)
July 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBChicas-Machado v. Garland, No. 21-1381 (4th Cir. July 13, 2023) nexus; religion; evangelical Christian; OIL concession re: unable or unwilling to control MS-13; El Salvador Trejo Tepas v. Garland, No. 22-1049 (4th Cir. July 10, 2023) pro se asylum; Quintero; claims processing and exhaustion; unaccompanied minor; Santos-Zacaria; gang violence; El Salvador Santos Garcia v. Garland, No. 22-1463 (4th Cir. July 11, 2023) family based particular social group; gender; beyond nuclear fami...
Ep. 167 - Precedential Decisions from 7/3/2023 - 7/9/2023 (reasonable relocation; Pakistani Taliban; corroboration; Chinese Christian; unable or unwilling to protect; crime of violence; malice; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen)
July 10, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBUllah v. Garland, No. 22-1026 (4th Cir. July 6, 2023) reasonable relocation; for the rest of one’s life standard; remand for a grant of asylum; family members left behind; Pro-American imputed political opinion; DHS burden; Pakistani Taliban; Pakistan Chen v. Garland, No. 21-1371 (4th Cir. July 6, 2023) corroboration; reasonableness of obtaining evidence; Wambura; threshold determination; otherwise credible; L-A-C-; one-year asylum deadline; changed circumstances; failure to consider e...
Ep. 166 - Precedential Decisions from 6/26/2023 - 7/2/2023 (First Amendment; NIW; adverse credibility; due process; threats; frivolous asylum application; particularly serious crime; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.18(a)(3); military conscription; false claim to U.S.C)
July 03, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBUnited States v. Hansen, No. 22-179 (U.S. June 23, 2023) 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv); First Amendment; freedom of speech; facial challenge; criminal solicitation; criminal facilitation Flores v. Garland, No. 22-20419 (5th Cir. June 23, 2023) EB-2A; National Interest Waiver; I-140 Petitions; Matter of Dhanasar; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(2) Cui v. Garland, No. 22-2177 (7th Cir. June 16, 2023) Adverse credibility; INA § 101(a)(42)(B); asylum; forced sterilization and abortion Brizuela v. Garla...
Ep. 165 - Precedential Decisions from 6/19/2023 - 6/25/2023 (standing; prosecutorial discretion; obstruction of justice; jurisdiction - motion to remand and continuance; CIMT; reprehensible conduct; nexus; MS-13; frivolous asylum finding)
June 26, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBUnited States v. Texas, No. 22-58 (U.S. June 23, 2023) State standing to challenge Executive action; prosecutorial discretion; redressability; historical analysis Pugin v. Garland, No. 22-23 (U.S. June 22, 2023) relating to obstruction of justice; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); aggravated felony; relating to; dictionaries; Congressional intent Figueroa Ochoa v. Garland, No. 20-72510 (9th Cir. June 20, 2023) INA 242(a)(2)(B)(i); Patel; non-LPR cancellation; vacated conviction; continuance; ...
Ep. 164 - Precedential Decisions from 6/12/2023 - 6/18/2023 (identity theft; denial of freedom; failure to file NTA; temporary BIA members; good moral character; 212(h) waiver; egregious arrest; credibility; methamphetamine)
June 19, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBDubin v. United States, No. 22-10 (U.S. June 12, 2023) identity theft; use; in relation to; statutory titles; “aggravated”; statutory interpretation; over-criminalization Odei v. Garland, No. 21-1315 (1st Cir. June 15, 2023) denial of freedom; withholding of removal; nexus; taking land; Chieftain; Ghana Alexandre-Matias v. Garland, No. 21-60798 (5th Cir. June 13, 2023) in absentia motion to reopen; due process; I-213; failure to file NTA; claims processing rule Medina Carreo...