Immigration Review
263 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours 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.
*Read about your host and the KKTP law firm here: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/
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Ep. 83 - Precedential Decisions from 11/22/2021 - 11/28/2021 (changed country condition motions to reopen; OSC and stop-time rule; asylum, fundamental change in conditions, and political parties)
November 29, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB[2:11] Nababan v. Garland, No. 18-72548 (9th Cir. Nov. 23, 2021) changed country condition motion to reopen; evangelical Christians; Seventh Day Adventist; proselytizing; disfavored group; Indonesia [6:48] Jiang v. Garland, No. 19-1911 (2d Cir. Nov. 24, 2021) Order to Show Cause; non-LPR cancellation of removal; motion to reopen; stop time rule; Niz-Chavez; Pereira [12:05] Mbonga v. Garland, No. 21-0269 (6th Cir. Nov. 22, 2021) asylum; fundamental change in country conditions; bu...
Ep. 82 - Precedential Decisions from 11/15/2021 - 11/21/2021 (pattern/practice persecution; reasoned consideration; particularly serious crime - drug trafficking; agg. fel. crime of violence; OSC in absentia reopening; reconsideration - change in law)
November 22, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB[2:06] Jathursan v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 20-10003 (11th Cir. Nov. 17, 2021) asylum; failed asylum seeker; pattern or practice of persecution; failure to give reasoned consideration; issue exhaustion; CAT; Elam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP); Sri Lanka [8:30] Matter of A. Valenzuela, 28 I&N Dec. 418 (BIA 2021) aggravated felony crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); violent force; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); violence against property; carjacking in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 215(a) [16...
Ep. 81 - Precedential Decisions from 11/8/2021 - 11/14/2021 (CAT protection; credibility; totality of evidence; reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice)
November 15, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB[2:35] Arulnanthy v. Garland, No. 19-60760 (5th Cir. Nov. 8, 2021) CAT; credibility; credible fear interview transcript; interview summary; pattern or practice; ignoring evidence; Sri Lanka [7:49] Lopez Vazquez v. Garland, No. 18-70329 (9th Cir. Nov. 12, 2021) reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice; valid removal order at time of removal; benzylfentanyl *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and ...
Ep. 80 - Precedential Decisions from 11/1/2021 - 11/7/2021 (stop-time rule and deficient NTAs; continuance and right to counsel; exhaustion; asylum, nexus, and credibility; L nonimmigrant visas & executive; CIMT - constitutionality and mens rea)
November 08, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB[2:44] Cantor v. Garland, No. 19-73085 (9th Cir. Nov. 3, 2021) motion to reopen; non-LPR cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; statutory interpretation [8:19] Matter of M-F-O-, 28 I&N Dec. 408 (BIA 2021) deficient NTA; post-conclusion voluntary departure; INA § 240B(b); Posos-Sanchez; Viera-Garcia and Ordonez-Viera; Mendoza-Hernandez and Capula-Cortes; asylum; withholding nexus standard; indigenous; gang recruitment; Guatemala [14:14] Usubakunov v. Garland, No. 18-72974 (9th Ci...
Ep. 79 - Precedential Decisions from 10/25/2021 - 10/31/2021 (equitable tolling & BIA appeals; doctrine of consular nonreviewability; gender-based PSGs and gender violence; pro se asylum; "recent deportees" & CAT; standards of review)
November 01, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB[2:46] James v. Garland, No. 20-1666 (1st Cir. Oct. 25, 2021) equitable tolling; claims processing rule; pro se appeals; filing deadline; at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(b) [8:47] Valle v. DOS, No. 19-14889 (11th Cir. Oct. 26, 2021) doctrine of consular nonreviewability; subject matter jurisdiction; facially legitimate and bona fide for visa denial [17:31] Jaco v. Garland, No 20-60081 (5th Cir. Oct. 27, 2021) A-R-C-G-; anti-circularity; A-B-; domestic violence; non-married women; Chevron d...
Ep. 78 - Precedential Decisions from 10/18/2021 - 10/24/2021 (Fraihat; termination of proceedings; IJI authority; adverse credibility; inconsistency; reporting to police)
October 25, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB[2:51] Chavez Gonzalez v. Garland, No. 20-1924 (4th Cir. Oct. 20, 2021) termination; Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-; IJ inherent authority; Auer/Kisor deference; administrative closure [9:33] Lopez Troche v. Garland, No. 20-1718 (1st Cir. Oct. 18, 2021) adverse credibility standard; attorney inconsistency; reporting to police; withholding and CAT; HIV; LGBTQ; Honduras *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury...
Ep. 78 - Precedential Decisions from 10/18/2021 - 10/24/2021 (Fraihat; termination of proceedings; IJ authority; adverse credibility; inconsistency; reporting to police)
October 25, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB[2:51] Chavez Gonzalez v. Garland, No. 20-1924 (4th Cir. Oct. 20, 2021) termination; Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-; IJ inherent authority; Auer/Kisor deference; administrative closure [9:33] Lopez Troche v. Garland, No. 20-1718 (1st Cir. Oct. 18, 2021) adverse credibility standard; attorney inconsistency; reporting to police; withholding and CAT; HIV; LGBTQ; Honduras *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury...
Special Episode - Interview with Bashir Ghazialam (Afghanistan; personal story; refugee resettlement; how to assist the people of Afghanistan)
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBClick this link to learn more about Bashir! [01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with Bashir Ghazialam [51:10] Immigration situation in Afghanistan and how to assist the people of Afghanistan Links to assist the people of Afghanistan (not affiliated with the podcast or Bashir): CAIR San Diego Miry's List Form I-134, Affidavit of Support NPR: The Simple Steps You Can Take Right Now To Help Afghan Refugees PBS: How you can help Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S. *Sponsors and f...
Special Episode - Interview with Bashir Ghazialam (Afghanistan; personal story; refugee resettlement; how to assist the people of Afghanistan)
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBClick this link to learn more about Bashir! [01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with Bashir Ghazialam [51:10] Immigration situation in Afghanistan and how to assist the people of Afghanistan Links to assist the people of Afghanistan (not affiliated with the podcast or Bashir): CAIR San Diego Miry's List Form I-134, Affidavit of Support NPR: The Simple Steps You Can Take Right Now To Help Afghan Refugees PBS: How you can help Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S. *Sponsors and f...
Ep. 77 - Precedential Decisions from 10/11/2021 - 10/17/2021 (cumulative persecution analysis; I-130 and bonafide marriage; controlled substance offense and drug trafficking aggravated felony; divisibility; deficient NTA)
October 18, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB[2:53] Liang v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-3353 (3d Cir. Oct. 12, 2021) past persecution; totality or cumulative analysis; standard of review; mixed question of law and fact; China; Christian [7:00] Matter of Kagumbas, 28 I&N Dec. 400 (BIA 2021) I-130 petition; bonafide marriage; adequate transcript of hearing; indiscernible [12:57] Chery, et. al v. Garland, Nos. 18-1036, 19-223 (2d Cir. Oct. 15, 2021) Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-277(a); controlled substance offense; aggravated felony drug ...
Ep. 76 - Precedential Decisions from 10/4/2021 - 10/10/2021 (economic persecution; waiver of argument; deficient NTA; Valdivia-Flores, accomplice liability, and crimes of violence; past persecution and failure to report; CAT and cumulative harm)
October 11, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB[2:22] Hernandez-Hernandez v. Garland, No. 21-3210 (6th Cir. Oct. 4, 2021) economic persecution; Guatemala; K’iche [5:32] Ramos Rafael v. Garland, No. 21-0233 (6th Cir. Oct. 7, 2021) waiver of argument; unable or unwilling to protect; NTA deficiencies; Pereira and Niz-Chavez; due process; prejudice [9:03] Amaya v. Garland, No. 18-70060 (9th Cir. Oct. 7, 2021) Valdivia-Flores; first-degree assault under Washington Revised Code § 9A.36; categorical approach; accomplice; aiding and...
Ep. 75 - Precedential Decisions from 9/27/2021 - 10/3/2021 (deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen ; Niz Chavez; due process; pro se appeals; summary dismissal)
October 04, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB[2:34] Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 20-60008 (5th Cir. Sept. 27, 2021) in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; Niz Chavez; INA § 239(a) [9:43] Nolasco-Amaya v. Garland, No. 20-70187 (9th Cir. Sept. 28, 2021) due process; pro se appeals; notice of appeal; putting BIA on notice; summary dismissal *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and a...
Ep. 74 - Precedential Decisions from 9/20/2021 - 9/26/2021 (nexus; Yemen; motion to reopen - changed country conditions, sua sponte, exceptional circumstances; NTA deficiencies; parole; accomplice & categorical approach; credibility)
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MB[2:49] Ghanem v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1475 (3d Cir. Sept. 22, 2021) asylum; political opinion; nexus; mixed-motive; tribal; ignoring evidence; corroboration; reasonable explanation; CAT; Matter of J-F-F-; hypotheticals; Houthi; Yemen [9:09] Abushagif v. Garland, No. 19-60807 (5th Cir. Sept. 24, 2021) motion to reopen; changed country conditions; affidavits; inherently believable; burdens; asylum; CAT; Libya [14:01] Matter of Arambula-Bravo, 28 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2021) NTA; juris...
Ep. 73 - Precedential Decisions from 9/13/2021 - 9/19/2021 (INA § 212(h) waiver; admission; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; fundamental fairness; INA § 240(b)(4)(B); probativeness of evidence; DHS burdens; hearsay evidence)
September 20, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB[1:48] Thank you Patrons! [2:15] Matter of N-V-G-, 28 I&N Dec. 380 (BIA 2021) INA § 212(h) waiver; Minn. Stat. § 609.222(1); refugee adjustment of status under INA § 209; admission; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; legislative history; crime of domestic violence; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); crime of violence aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(F) [9:01] Alcaraz-Enriquez v. Garland, No. 15-71553 (9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2021) fundamental fairness; INA § 240(b)(4)(B); probativeness of e...
Ep. 72 - Precedential Decisions from 9/6/2021 - 9/12/2021 (detention; Joseph hearing; habeas; crimes of violence; divisibility; post-conviction relief; CIMT; crime of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mental health; reinstatement; credibility)
September 13, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB[2:02] Gayles v. Warden, et al., No. 19-3241 (3d Cir. Sept. 3, 2021) mandatory detention; due process; Joseph hearing; burdens; INA § 242(f)(1) [7:59] Farah v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12462 (11th Cir. Sept. 8, 2021) prolonged detention; habeas; INA § 241(a); Akinwale; controlled substance; Minn. Stat. §§ 152.025, 609.222; aggravated felony crime of violence; Matter of Jean; refugee adjustment § 209; “reasoned consideration”; withholding & CAT; Somalia [19:21] Talamantes-Enriquez v....
Ep. 71 - Precedential Decisions from 8/30/2021 - 9/5/2021 (aggravated felony and "alien"; credibility and Pidgin English; inconsistencies; derivative citizenship; CAT and willful blindness in Honduras)
September 06, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB[2:42] Singh v. Att’y Gen U.S., No. 20-1778 (3d Cir. Aug. 31, 2021) aggravated felony; controlled substance offense; “alien” at time of offense; Costello; Rossi; denaturalization; rule of lenity; statutory interpretation; Chevron; ambiguity; reasonable interpretation [9:59] B.C. v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1408 (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2021) credibility; inconsistency; asylum; memorizing testimony; Pidgin English; sue process; right to interpreter; Cameroon [15:58] Rodriguez-Ramirez v. Ga...
Ep. 70 - Precedential Decisions from 8/23/2021 - 8/29/2021 (adverse credibility; reasonable fear proceedings & right to counsel; crime involving moral turpitude & retroactivity; asylum - relocation, particularly serious crime & past persecution)
August 30, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB[3:07] Munyuh v. Garland, No. 19-72890 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021) adverse credibility; cherry-picking; inconsistencies; sexual violence; rape; Cameroon [10:19] Orozco-Lopez, et al. v. Garland, No. 20-70127 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021) reinstatement; reasonable fear proceedings; reasonable fear appeal; right to counsel; prejudice; rule of lenity; statutory construction [17:03] Afanador v. Garland, No. 17-70127 (9th Cir. Aug. 27, 2021) retroactivity; CIMT; moral turpitude; Cal. Pen. Cod...
Ep. 69 - Precedential Decisions from 8/16/2021 - 8/22/2021 (categorical approach; jurisdiction; expedited removal; due process; false claim; credibility; serious nonpolitical crime bar; particular social group)
August 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB[2:16] Germain v. U.S. Att’y General, No. 20-11419 (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2021) aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(P); relating to document fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a); cancellation of removal; [9:22] Lopez-Marroquin v. Garland, No. 18-72922 (9th Cir. Aug. 18, 2021) Cal. Veh. Code § 10851(a); categorical approach; divisibility; aggravated felony; 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G); Duenas-Alvarez v. Holder; Mathis v. United States [16:59] Guerrier v. Garland, No. 20-70115 (9th Cir. Aug. 16, 2021) ...
Ep. 68 - Precedential Decisions from 8/9/2021 - 8/15/2021 (cancellation of removal; NACARA; convention against torture; government acquiescence; continuance; U visa; motion to reopen; changed country conditions; motion to reconsider; change in law)
August 16, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB[3:07] Matter of Hernandez-Romero, 28 I&N Dec. 374 (BIA 2021) NACARA; cancellation of removal; statutory construction [11:24] Sanchez-Ruano v. Garland, No. 18-71760 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2021) Cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(b); inadmissibility grounds; INA § 212; deportability grounds; INA § 237; removability vs relief [19:22] Mohamed v. Garland, No. 20-1829 (8th Cir. Aug. 13, 2021) Convention Against Torture; fact-finding; Matter of J-F-F-; more likely than not; government acquiesc...
Ep. 67 - Precedential Decisions from 8/2/2021 - 8/8/2021 (categorical approach; CIMT; particularly serious crime; particular social group; issue exhaustion; burdens of proof; motions to reopen; jurisdiction)
August 09, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB[3:10] Simpson v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-11156 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2021) Fla. Stat. § 790.23(1)(a); felon in possession; INA § 237(a)(2)(C); ammunition; divisibility; categorical and modified categorical approach; jury instructions [10:11] Maie v. Garland, No. 19-73099 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) CIMT; theft; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-833(1); Model Penal Code; deprive; Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga; Matter of Burbano [18:03] Gilbertson v. Garland, No. 20-2355 (8th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) partic...
Ep. 66 - Precedential Decisions from 7/26/2021 - 8/1/2021 (DHS stipulations; crime of child abuse; divisibility & burdens; + $10,000 agg. fel.; jurisdiction & discretion; issue exhaustion; VAWA cancellation; nexus; adverse credibility)
August 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB[3:11] Matter of A-C-A-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 351 (A.G. 2021) asylum; particular social group; DHS stipulations [7:37] Matter of Aguilar-Barajas, 28 I&N Dec. 354 (BIA 2021) aggravated statutory rape; Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-506(c); crime of child abuse under INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Esquivel-Quintana [15:27] Marinelarena v. Garland, No. 14-72003 (9th Cir. July 26, 2021) Cal. Pen. Code § 182; Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11352(a); divisibility; burdens; Pereida [22:06] Estella Orellana ...
Ep. 65 - Precedential Decisions from 7/19/2021 - 7/25/2021 (genocide; Rwanda; material misrepresentation; equity; latches; due process; non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; change in IJ)
July 26, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB[2:39] Matter of O-R-E-, 28 I&N Dec. 330 (BIA 2021) equitable doctrine of latches; due process; genocide; Rwanda; INA § 212(a)(3)(E)(ii), (iii); credibility; material misrepresentation [13:53] Meza v. Garland, No. 20-2193 (7th Cir. July 20, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); jurisdiction; good moral character; weighing of evidence; DUI [17:34] Orpinel-Robledo v. Garland, No. 20-2624 (8th Cir. July 19, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); due process;...
Ep. 65 - Precedential Decisions from 7/13/2021 - 7/25/2021 (genocide; Rwanda; material misrepresentation; equity; latches; due process; non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; change in IJ)
July 26, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB[2:39] Matter of O-R-E-, 28 I&N Dec. 330 (BIA 2021) equitable doctrine of latches; due process; genocide; Rwanda; INA § 212(a)(3)(E)(ii), (iii); credibility; material misrepresentation [13:53] Meza v. Garland, No. 20-2193 (7th Cir. July 20, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); jurisdiction; good moral character; weighing of evidence; DUI [17:34] Orpinel-Robledo v. Garland, No. 20-2624 (8th Cir. July 19, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); due process;...
Ep. 64 - Precedential Decisions from 7/12/2021 - 7/18/2021 (administrative closure; reasonable fear review; termination; adverse credibility; IJ bias; motion to reopen; collateral estoppel; material support of terrorism; realistic probability test)
July 19, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBMatter of Cruz-Valdez, 28 I&N Dec. 326 (A.G. 2021) administrative closure; Matter of Castro-Tum Valarezo-Tirado v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 20-1705 (3d Cir. July 15, 2021) reasonable fear interview; reinstatement; withholding-only; adequacy of IJ decision; CAT B.R. v. Garland, No. 19-70386 (9th Cir. July 12, 2021) termination; regulatory violations; due process; service of NTA on minor; egregious constitutional violation; evidence of alienage; CAT; drug cartels; Mexico Lalayan v. ...
Ep. 64 - Precedential Decisions from 7/12/2021 - 7/18/2021 (admin closure; reasonable fear review; termination; adverse credibility; IJ bias; motion to reopen; collateral estoppel; material support of terrorism; realistic probability test)
July 19, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBMatter of Cruz-Valdez, 28 I&N Dec. 326 (A.G. 2021) administrative closure; Matter of Castro-Tum Valarezo-Tirado v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 20-1705 (3d Cir. July 15, 2021) reasonable fear interview; reinstatement; withholding-only; adequacy of IJ decision; CAT B.R. v. Garland, No. 19-70386 (9th Cir. July 12, 2021) termination; regulatory violations; due process; service of NTA on minor; egregious constitutional violation; evidence of alienage; CAT; drug cartels; Mexico Lalayan v. ...
Ep. 63 - Precedential Decisions from 7/5/2021 - 7/11/2021 (jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; particular social group; gangs; tattoos; admission; voluntary departure; aggravated felony - INA § 101(a)(43)(R); California forgery)
July 12, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB[2:17] Guerrero Trejo v. Garland, No. 20-60353 (5th Cir. July 2, 2021) INA § 240A(b); non-LPR cancellation of removal; hardship; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B); Guerrero-Lasprilla [8:14] Bautista-Bautista v. Garland, No. 20-1534 (8th Cir. July 6, 2021) particular social group; convention against torture; CAT; tattoos; Seguridad; Guatemala [11:18] Quintanilla v. Garland, No. 18-67 (2d Cir. July 9, 2021) withholding of removal; particular social group; Nasrallah; gangs; MS-13; El...
Ep. 62 - Precedential Decisions from 6/28/2021 - 7/4/2021 (detention; in absentia motion to reopen; particular social group - gangs; family based particular social group; child abuse; divisibility; defective NTA; conviction)
July 05, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBOdds and Ends Flores settlement Patel v. Garland!!!! Johnson v. Chavez, No. 19-897 (U.S. June 29, 2021) detention; reinstatement; withholding of removal; Nasrallah Click here to support Immigrant’s List! – https://www.immigrantslist.org/ Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L-, 28 I&N Dec. 318 (BIA 2021) in absentia motion to reopen; exceptional circumstances; de novo review; weather; traffic; tardiness; sufficiency of evidence Perez-Trujillo v. Garland, Nos. 11-1481, 17-1586 (1st Cir. June...
Ep. 61 - Precedential Decisions from 6/21/2021 - 6/27/2021 (defective NTA; Special Immigrant Juvenile status; < 30 grams marijuana; circumstance specific approach; conviction; changed country condition motion to reopen; voluntary departure; particularity)
June 28, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB[2:35] Avila de la Rosa v. Garland, No. 20-1956 (7th Cir. June 24, 2021) defective notice to appear; NTA; prejudice; claims processing rule; Pereira; Niz-Chavez; motion to terminate [7:39] Matter of Moradel, 28 I&N Dec. 310 (BIA 2021) Special Immigrant Juvenile status; canon of statutory construction - rule of the last antecedent; statutory interpretation; N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10(a)(4); simple possession; 30 grams or less of marijuana; circumstance specific approach [14:55] Bogle v....
Ep. 60 - Precedential Decisions from 6/14/2021 - 6/20/2021 (asylum; particular social group; domestic violence; family group; regulations; family unification; withholding; changed country condition & sua sponte motion to reopen)
June 21, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB[2:13] Matter of A-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 307 (A.G. 2021) particular social group; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-B- II; Matter of A-R-C-G- [5:51] Matter of L-E-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 304 (A.G. 2021) particular social group; Matter of L-E-A- II; family nexus; Niz-Chavez motion to terminate [9:24] Thamotar v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12019 (11th Cir. June 17, 2021) asylum; withholding of removal; discretion; family unification; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(e); Sri Lanka; Tamil [16:22] Darby v. Att’y Gen. U....
Ep. 59 - Precedential Decisions from 6/7/2021 - 6/13/2021 (TPS; admission; crime of violence elements clause; recklessness; one year filing deadline & changed circumstances; CIMT & petty larceny; due process & venue; standard of review & CAT deferral)
June 14, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB[2:55] Sanchez v. Mayorkas, No. 20-315 (U.S. June 7, 2021) temporary protected status; TPS; admission; statutory interpretation Click here to support Immigrant's List! - https://www.immigrantslist.org/ [9:51] Bordon v. U.S., No. 19-5410 (U.S. June 10, 2021) ACCA; violent felony; crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); elements clause; recklessness; all mens rea [18:26] Matter of D-G-C-, 28 I&N Dec. 297 (BIA 2021) asylum; one year filing deadline; changed circumsta...
Ep. 58 - Precedential Decisions from 5/31/2021 - 6/6/2021 (adverse credibility; administrative closure; Kisor deference; past persecution; new regulations; sua sponte motion to reopen; departure bar; nexus)
June 07, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB[1:48] Ep. preview with United States v. Abdul Aziz (1st Cir. Jun. 2, 2021) Massachusetts marijuana and hemp [2:44] Garland v. Dai, No. 19-1155 (U.S. June 1, 2021) adverse credibility; presumption of credibility; deemed credible; persuasiveness [8:26] Garcia-Deleon v. Garland, No. 20-3957 (6th Cir. June 4, 2021) administrative closure; Castro-Tum; regulatory interpretation; provisional unlawful presence waiver; 8 C.F.R § 212.7(e)(4)(iii) [13:29] Padilla-Franco v. Garland, No. 20...
Ep. 57 - Precedential Decisions from 5/24/2021 - 5/30/2021 (illegal reentry convictions; IJ duty to develop record; MS-13; past torture; returning LPR applicant for admission; hardship; reason to believe drug trafficking)
May 31, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB[2:13] United States v. Palomar-Santiago, No. 20-437 (U.S. May 24, 2021) 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d); illegal reentry; Leocal; motion to reopen; change in law [7:42] Quintero v. Garland, No. 19-1904 (4th Cir. May 26, 2021) presumption of credibility; duty to develop record; Matter of W-Y-C- & H-O-B-; pro se respondents; acquiescence; aggregate harm; Convention Against Torture; El Salvador; MS-13 [16:18] Dawson v. Garland, No. 19-73124 (9th Cir. May 26, 2021) Convention Against Torture; pas...
Ep. 56 - Precedential Decisions from 5/17/2021 - 5/23/2021 (membership in Tier III terrorist organization; issue preclusion; fugitive disentitlement doctrine; unable/unwilling; complete helplessness; INA § 101(a)(43)(D); derivative citizenship)
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB[2:28] Islam v. DHS, No. 19-13287 (11th Cir. May 20, 2021) INA § 212(a)(3)(B); membership in a terrorist organization; definition of Tier III terrorist organization; jurisdiction; issue preclusion; collateral estoppel; “actually litigated”; void for vagueness; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [12:01] Figueroa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1419 (3d Cir. May 19, 2021) fugitive disentitlement doctrine; unable or unwilling to control; complete helplessness; condone; consent, acquiesce, or ...
Special Episode - Interview with John Pratt, Partner at KKTP (personal and professional background; exploding briefcases; EB-5 visas; regional center program; AILA national elections)
May 22, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB[01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with John Pratt [19:51] EB-5 visas and Regional Center Program [35:24] AILA National elections Click this link to learn more about John! *Please note This interview slightly misstates the factual circumstances of the Iran-Contra Affair. Our apologies! *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, San Diego, and all over...
Ep. 55 - Precedential Decisions from 5/10/2021 - 5/16/2021 (derivative citizenship; in absentia motion to reopen; extraordinary circumstances; preconclusion voluntary departure; evidence of conviction; termination of asylum and "danger"; past persecution)
May 17, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB[2:22] Cheneau v. Garland, No. 15-70636 (9th Cir. May 13, 2021) (en banc) derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a)(5) (repealed); statutory interpretation; cannon against superfluity; cannon when Congress uses language it omits elsewhere; Congressional intent; family unity; history of the INA [11:37] Hernandez-Galand v. Garland, No. 17-70538 (9th Cir. May 12, 2021) motion to reopen; in absentia; INA § 240(b)(5)(C)(i); exceptional circumstances; totality of circumstances; persuasive...
Ep. 54 - Precedential Decisions from 5/3/2021 - 5/9/2021 (administrative closure; reinstatement; aggravated felony theft; abandonment of asylum application; CIMT within five years of admission; Chevron deference; TPS, admission & statutory construction)
May 10, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB[2:13] Arcos Sanchez v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-1843 (3d Cir. May 5, 2021) administrative closure; regulations; regulatory interpretation; Kisor deference; DACA [8:56] Romero v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-3705 (3d Cir. May 5, 2021) reinstatement; withholding only proceedings; jurisdiction; notice of referral; Form I-863; Pereira [12:51] K.A. v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 17-3640 (3d Cir. May 4, 2021) second-degree New Jersey robbery in violation of N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1; aggravated felony...
Ep. 53 - Precedential Decisions from 4/26/2021 - 5/2/2021 (cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; statutory interpretation; pardons; former INA 212(c) relief; U-Visa waivers; controlled substance divisibility)
May 03, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB[2:53] Niz-Chavez v. Garland, No. 19-863 (U.S. Apr. 29, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; implication of the indefinite article “a”; statutory interpretation; Dictionary Act; motion to reopen; claims processing rule [15:20] Tetteh v. Garland, No. 19-2357 (4th Cir. Apr. 27, 2021) pardons; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); Georgia First Offender Act, Ga. Code Ann. § 42-8-60; former INA § 212(c); definition of conviction [22:16] Jimenez-Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 19-2467 ...
Ep. 52 - Precedential Decisions from 4/19/2021 - 4/25/2021 (one year anniversary!!!!! - assault; aggravated felony; crime of violence; 18 U.S.C. 16(a))
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MB[2:13] Happy anniversary, and thank you! [4:40] Thompson v. Garland, No. 17-3494 (2d Cir. Apr. 22, 2021) second-degree assault under New York Penal Law § 120.05(1); crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise www.docketwise.com/immigration-...
Ep. 51 - Precedential Decisions from 4/12/2021 - 4/18/2021 (conditional lawful permanent resident; willful misrepresentation; pardons; possession of marijuana; divisibility; crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; reasonable fear interview)
April 19, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB[2:04] Odds and Ends [3:47] Matter of Mensah, 28 I&N Dec. 288 (BIA 2021) conditional lawful permanent resident; CLPR; petition to remove condition; fraud or willful misrepresentation; INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(i); USCIS interview [13:26] Aristy-Rosa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2105 (3d Cir. Mar. 16, 2021) pardons; definition of conviction; full faith and credit; INA § 237(a)(2)(B); INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); Matter of Suh [18:57] Arroyo v. Garland, No. 19-3032 (8th Cir. Apr. 14, 2021) c...
Ep. 50 - Precedential Decisions from 4/5/2021 - 4/11/2021 (particular social groups; reinstatement; Cuban journalists; nexus; antique firearm; realistic probability; CIMT; factfinding)
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB[2:13] Rodriguez-Tornes v. Garland, No. 19-71104 (9th Cir. Apr. 5, 2021) asylum; nexus; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-B- II, feminism political opinion; particular social group of Mexican females; reman; expert [9:28] Matter of A-S-M-, 28 I&N Dec. 282 (BIA 2021) INA § 241(a)(5); reinstatement; withholding of removal; country of removal; INA § 241(b)(2)(A)–(E); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.8(e); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.31 [13:43] Sánchez-Vásquez v. Garland, No. 20-1661 (1st Cir. Apr. 7, 2021) particular ...
Ep. 50 - Precedential Decisions from 4/5/2021 - 4/11/2021 (particular social groups; reinstatement; Cuban journalists; nexus; antique firearm; realistic probability; CIMT; factfinding)
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB[2:13] Rodriguez-Tornes v. Garland, No. 19-71104 (9th Cir. Apr. 5, 2021) asylum; nexus; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-B- II, feminism political opinion; particular social group of Mexican females; reman; expert [9:28] Matter of A-S-M-, 28 I&N Dec. 282 (BIA 2021) INA § 241(a)(5); reinstatement; withholding of removal; country of removal; INA § 241(b)(2)(A)–(E); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.8(e); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.31 [13:43] Sánchez-Vásquez v. Garland, No. 20-1661 (1st Cir. Apr. 7, 2021) particular ...
Special Episode - Interview with Helena Tetzeli, Partner at KKTP (immigration practice over the years, inspiration to become an attorney, employment visas, and advice for new lawyers)
April 08, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB[1:48] Introduction [2:53] Interview with Helena Tetzeli Click this link to learn more about Helena! *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, San Diego, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise www.docketwise.com/immigration-review "Modern immigration software & case management" *Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Pa...
Special Episode - Interview with Helena Tetzeli, Partner at KKTP (immigration practice over the years, inspiration to become an attorney, employment visas, and advice for new lawyers)
April 08, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB[1:48] Introduction [2:53] Interview with Helena Tetzeli Click this link to learn more about Helena! *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. www.kktplaw.com/ Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, San Diego, and all over the world for over 40 years. Docketwise www.docketwise.com/immigration-review "Modern immigration software & case management" *Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Pa...
Ep. 49 - Precedential Decisions from 3/29/2021 - 4/4/2021 (aggravated felony; statutory interpretation; CIMT - conspiracy, operating motor vehicle, and theft offenses; divisibility; res judicata; EAJA fees)
April 05, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB[2:13] Hylton v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-14825 (11th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021) aggravated felony; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii); statutory interpretation; denaturalization; Chevron and Brand-X deference; rule of lenity; prior-construction canon [9:47] Matter of Al Sabsabi, 28 I&N Dec. 269 (BIA 2021) CIMT; impairing government functions; conspiracy, underlying offense; 18 U.S.C. § 371; selling counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 473; divisibility [14:56] Matter of Vucetic, 28 I&N...
Ep. 48 - Precedential Decisions from 3/22/2021 - 3/28/2021 (controlled substance; divisibility; burdens; affidavits; presumption of delivery; aggravated felony - drug trafficking and illegal reentry; reinstatement; particular social groups; mental health)
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB[2:40] Alejos-Perez v. Garland, No. 19-60256 (5th Cir. Mar. 22, 2021) law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); Texas Health and Safety Code § 481.1161(a); divisibility; ambiguity; burdens; drugs as elements; jury instructions; different punishments; intermediate state court decisions [10:33] Njilefac v. Garland, No. 20-60520 (5th Cir. Mar. 24, 2021) affidavits; presumption of delivery; due process; motion to reconsider [14:54] Lopez-Chavez v. Garland, No. 18-3735 (8...
Ep. 47 - Precedential Decisions from 3/15/2021 - 3/21/2021 (failure to maintain student status; adverse credibility - inconsistencies; citizenship and burdens; changed country conditions motions to reopen - personal circumstances)
March 22, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB[2:17] Awuku-Asare v. Garland, No. 19-9516 (10th Cir. Mar. 16, 2021) F-1 student status; failure to maintain status; statutory interpretation; definition of the word “fail” [7:15] Cuesta-Rojas v. Garland, No. 20-1302 (1st Cir. Mar. 15, 2021) asylum; adverse credibility; sworn statement; discrepancies; corroborating evidence; definition of arrest [14:12] Thile v. Garland, No. 20-1259 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2021) citizenship; burdens; identity; asylum; China; India; Tibet [18:20] A...
Ep. 46 - Precedential Decisions from 3/8/2021 - 3/14/2021 (realistic probability-Fla. marijuana poss.; CIMT-conspiracy, assault, threats; particularly serious crime-mental health; persecution and PSGs; reopening-changed conditions/in absentia; stepchild)
March 15, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB[2:13] Gonzalez v. Wilkinson, No. 19-3412 (8th Cir. Mar. 9, 2021) realistic probability test; cancellation of removal; Fla. Stat. § 893.13(6)(b); possession of marijuana; divisibility; Matter of Guadarrama [7:29] Matter of Nemis, 28 I&N Dec. 250 (BIA 2021) conspiracy; fraud; CIMT; conspiracy to commit visa fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) [15:33] Matter of Aguilar-Mendez, 28 I&N Dec. 262 (BIA 2021) CIMT; assault by means of force likely to produce grea...
Ep. 45 - Precedential Decisions from 2/29/2021 - 3/7/021 (burdens; categorical approach; relief from removal; asylum; family affidavits; motion to reopen and VAWA cancellation of removal; asylum and firm resettlement bar; threats)
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBPereida v. Wilkinson, No. 19-438 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2021) burdens; categorical approach; relief from removal; ambiguous criminal conviction; attempted criminal impersonation in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28–638; CIMT Arita-Deras v. Wilkinson, No. 19-1978 (4th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021) asylum; corroboration; family affidavits; Honduras; family based particular social group; gangs; death threats White v. Wilkinson, No. 19-3517 (8th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021) motion to reopen; VAWA cancellation; g...
Ep. 45 - Precedential Decisions from 2/29/2021 - 3/7/2021 (burdens; categorical approach; relief from removal; asylum; family affidavits; motion to reopen and VAWA cancellation of removal; asylum and firm resettlement bar; threats)
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBPereida v. Wilkinson, No. 19-438 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2021) burdens; categorical approach; relief from removal; ambiguous criminal conviction; attempted criminal impersonation in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28–638; CIMT Arita-Deras v. Wilkinson, No. 19-1978 (4th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021) asylum; corroboration; family affidavits; Honduras; family based particular social group; gangs; death threats White v. Wilkinson, No. 19-3517 (8th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021) motion to reopen; VAWA cancellation; g...
Ep. 44 - Precedential Decisions from 2/16/2021 - 2/28/2021 (INA § 245(i); meritorious in fact; VAWA cancellation; presumption of credibility; political opinion - gangs; protective orders; particularly serious crime; controlled substance divisibility)
March 01, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB[2:26] Oliveira v. Wilkinson, No. 19-1258 (1st Cir. Feb. 22, 2021) INA § 245(i) adjustment of status; approvable when filed; meritorious in fact; Matter of Butt [10:11] Matter of L-L-P-, 28 I&N Dec. 241 (BIA 2021) special rule cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b)(2); statutory construction; legislative intent [15:42] Molina-Diaz v. Wilkinson, No. 15-2321 (1st Cir. Feb. 25, 2021) clean credibility finding; adverse credibility; presumption of credibility; corroboration; Hond...