Immigration Review
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 Tuesday, 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/
Ep. 321 - Precedential Decisions: 6/15/2026 - 06/21/2026 (30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; equitable tolling; particularly social group articulation; ACA agreements; safe third country; forced abortion; corroboration; incorrect document translation)
Baro v. Blanche, No. 25-3894 (6th Cir. June 16, 2026)
30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; claims processing rule; equitable tolling; health crisis; difficulty in finding an attorney; diligence
Alves-Pains v. Blanche, No. 24-1895 (1st Cir. June 18, 2026)
particularly social group articulation; women unable to leave; nuclear family +; reconsiderationMatter of A-C-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 2026)
ACA agreements; safe third country; evidentiary hearing; continuances; individualized risk; interlocutory appealMatter of Y-H-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 698 (BIA 2026)
forced abortion in...Ep. 320 - Precedential Decisions: 6/8/2026 - 06/14/2026 (petition for review withholding of removal; Matter of Y-L-; BIA stays; sua sponge reopening; reweighing evidence; crime of violence; recklessness; violation of a protective order)
Laureano v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 24-2433 (3d Cir. May 29, 2026)
petition for review withholding of removal; reinstatement; Riley; Matter of Y-L- presumption
Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 691 (BIA 2026)
stay pending motion to reopen; requirement to file stay with DHS first; procedural rules; administrative efficiency; power to create discretionary policies
Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 695 (BIA 2026)
sua sponte motion to reopen; equities acquired post-removal order
Dodaj v. Blanche, No. 25-3409 (6th Cir. June 8, 2026)
LPR cancellation of...Ep. 319 - Precedential Decisions: 6/1/2026 - 06/7/2026 (PSG - must consider all claims, family, nationwide social distinction; crime of child abuse; mandatory detention; discretion & crimes; particularly serious crime; AI sanctions; equitable tolling)
Alvarado-Paz v. Blanche, No. 25-1119 (4th Cir. June 1, 2026)
nexus; BIA missing particular social groups; Salvadoran women; substantial evidence review; CAT assessment; asserting correct particular social groups before IJ
Uddin v. Blanche, No. 24-1067 (4th Cir. June 5, 2026)
crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); sexual images of children on filing sharing platform; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-4(b)(5)(a)(iii); review of criminal elements at time of actions and not conviction
Matter of N-A-G-C-, 29 I&N Dec 662 (BIA 2026)
mandatory detention; SIJ; Hurtado
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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)
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 con...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)
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 Salv...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)
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 evidenceK...
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)
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
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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)
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 absen...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)
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; machismohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ql985gryo
Matter of R-A-U-, 29 I&N Dec. 582 (BIA 2026)
credibility; stowaway; inconsistent affidavits; firm resettlement; asylum application in Ger...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)
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 S...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)
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...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)
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NOID sent to wrong address; I-864 lawsuit; diversity visa lawsuitEskilian 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)
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Ep. 309 - Precedential Decisions: 3/23/2026 - 03/29/2026 (mandatory detention for EWIs; reliability of I-213s; termination; IJ can't assert deficient NTA; CIMT & one year or longer sentence; attempted use of physical force; reasonable fear jurisdiction)
Herrera Avila v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-3248 (8th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026)
mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; Buenrostro-Mendez
Matter of Mercado-Martinez, 29 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2026)
reliability of Form I-213; termination; presumption of reliability; establishing alienage; rebutting § 212 charge
Matter of Lopez-Orellana, 29 I&N Dec. 533 (BIA 2026)
IJ cannot assert deficient NTA claims processing rule; in absentia
Perdomo Ulloa v. Bondi, No. 22-1724 (4th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026)
CIMT; Va. Cod...Ep. 308 - Precedential Decisions from 3/16/2026 - 3/22/2026 (Padilla ineffective assistance & near-certain removal; qualifying relative age out; hardship; non-attorney ineffective assistance; sua sponte reopening jx; receipt of stolen property agg fel)
United States v. Aguayo-Montes, No. 24-4072 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026)
Padilla; ineffective assistance of counsel; affirmative misadvice; duty to inform of near certain removal; prima facie prejudice; insufficiency of plea warnings; affidavits;
Matter of Arevalo-Vargas, 29 I&N Dec. 519 (BIA 2026)
qualifying relative child ageing out during appeal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; children forced to pay for schooling
Matter of Z-R-C-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 523 (BIA 2026)
ineffective assistance of counsel against non-attorney; prima facie; domestic violence, family group, and asylum nexus; social distinction; approved SIJ; reopening
Ep. 307 - Precedential Decisions from 3/9/2026 - 3/15/2026 (material support of terrorism waiver; fraud and application withdrawal; continuance & SIJ; admin closure & I-601A; flight risk & bond; past persecution; hardship; CSPA; age-out; F2A to F1)
Sufiyan v. Bondi, No. 22-6392 (2d. Cir. Mar. 12, 2026)
material support of terrorism waiver; duress; requirement to decide asylum and withholding of removal eligibility in the alternative
Matter of Texperts, Inc., 29 I&N Dec. 491 (AAO 2026)
fraud finding after withdrawal of application or petition; timely retraction; multiple H-1B petitions for same beneficiary; distinction between fraud or willful misrepresentation and remand for that reason; closely scrutinize fraud
Matter of Pinzon Rozo, 29 I&N Dec. 507 (BIA 2026)
continuance with approved SIJ petition; Visa Bulletin and wait times; DHS’s in...Ep. 306 - Precedential Decisions from 3/2/2026 - 3/8/2026 (substantial evidence; past persecution; § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) & pure question of law; expert reliability; fundamental change & asylum; fraud particularly serious crime; U-visa waiver jurisdiction)
Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, No. 24-777 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2026)
substantial evidence; past persecution review; INA § 242(b); Guerro-Lasprila; Wilkinson; mixed question of law and fact
Ortez Reyes v. USCIS, No. 25-1391 (4th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026)
jurisdiction; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); pure question of law exempt; I-730; derivative asylum statute with removal order
Matter of D-J-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 485 (BIA 2026)
expert reliability; expert bias; criminal deportee; requirement that expert support their opinions with other evidence; indefinite detention; Haiti
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Ep. 305 - Precedential Decisions from 2/23/2026 - 3/1/2026 (Florida attempted robbery; crime of violence; admission & 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; cruel legal interpretations; administrative closure & delay; past persecution; acquiescence; Mexican mental health)
United States v. Lightsey, No. 20-13682 (11th Cir. Feb. 26, 2026)
Florida attempt crimes; attempted robbery in violation of Fla Stat § 812.13(2)(b); crime of violence; Taylor; cocaine; prior precedent rule; Abrada-Hechavarria et al. v. Bondi (11th Cir.) (separate parole issue (unpub))
Matter of Forjoe, 29 I&N Dec. 463 (BIA 2026)
admission; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; discretion; retroactivity; extreme hardship; separation; long period of fraud
Matter of Ibarra-Vega, 29 I&N Dec. 476 (BIA 2026)
administrative closure; recalendaring; U visa; USCIS delay; CAP; thumb on the scale for DHS; separation of powers<...
Ep. 304 - Precedential Decisions from 2/16/2026 - 2/22/2026 (aggravated felony rape; remand for biometrics; failure to report harm; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox; in absentia MTR; IAC; exhaustion; asylum despite adverse credibility)
Barrie v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-12504 (11th Cir. Feb. 19, 2026)
aggravated felony rape definition; statutory interpretation; rule against superfluity; review of comparable federal statutes; attempted sexual abuse in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3002(a)(1); digital penetration
Matter of L-S-C-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 451 (BIA 2026)
remand for biometrics checks; interests of finality; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.47(h)
Matter of F-B-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 456 (BIA 2026)
failure to report harm; C-G-T-; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox Church; reasonable relocation; unable or unwilling; acquiesce, relocation, and CAT
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Ep. 303 - Precedential Decisions from 2/9/2026 - 2/15/2026 (former derivative citizenship; paternity through legitimation; Riley & PFR; marriage fraud; revoking I-130; mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant & superfluous statutory interpretation)
Rene Lopez v. Bondi, No. 24-1208 (4th Cir. Feb. 13, 2026)
derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a); establishing paternity through legitimation; Loper Bright; statutory interpretation; affirmative acts to establish paternity; Riley; petition for review despite CAT remand
Matter of Jin, 29 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2026)
marriage fraud; annulment; revoking I-130 petition; BIA appeal two-years late; deposition transcripts; two-year untimely appeal
Buenrostro-Mendez, et al. v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-20496 (5th Cir. Feb. 6, 2026)
mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Ri...Special Episode Interview with Irina Restova - Founder of EB-5 Support, attorney, and FINRA-regulated investment broker (the EB-5 Interview!)
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Ep. 302 - Precedential Decisions from 2/2/2026 - 2/8/2026 (TPS for Haiti; reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; sua sponte reopening based on marriage; EAJA & habeas; traffic & in absentia reopening; change in law, reopening & diligence)
Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 25-cv-02471 (D.D.C. Feb. 2, 2026)
TPS for Haiti; pretextual termination of TPS; INA § 242(f); APA vacatur and set aside; APA stay; equal protection; McNary; using public statements in litigation
Matter of G-M-I-, 29 I&N Dec. 431 (BIA 2026)
reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; factual basis for expert opinion; CAT; imprisonment for drugs; China
Matter of Yadav, 29 I&N Dec. 438 (BIA 2026)
sua sponte reopening based on marriage to a U.S. citizen; equities acquired after removal order
Ep. 301 - Precedential Decisions from 1/26/2026 - 2/1/2026 (particularly serious crime; N-A-M-; no misdemeanor presumption; discretion; in absentia; imputed gang & pro se asylum; robbery & attempted theft aggravated felony)
Matter of E-A-S-O-, 29 I&N Dec. 422 (BIA 2026)
particularly serious crime; N-A-M-; no misdemeanor presumption; Matter of Juarez; D.C. Code § 22-3010.01 sexual abuse of a minor; discretion; weighing hardship in discretionary analysis
Matter of Laurent Castro, 29 I&N Dec. 419 (BIA 2026)
in absentia; interlocutory appeal; “shall”; notice
Bonilla-Espinoza v. Bondi, No. 24-9566 (10th Cir. Jan. 27, 2026)
nexus; imputed gang member; exhaustion; due process; IJ failure to develop the record; translation issues; State of Exception; El Salvador
Banyee v. Bondi, No. 24-3590 (8th...
Ep. 300!!! - Precedential Decisions from 1/19/2026 - 1/25/2026 (unable or unwilling to protect & dv-type asylum; no police reporting requirement; frivolous asylum filing warning; crime of violence; unborn person; CIMT & lewd conduct)
Guevara-Serrano, et al. v. Bondi, No. 23-4420 (9th Cir. Jan. 20, 2026)
unable or unwilling to protect; no police reporting requirement; Burbano; uncontradicted testimony; domestic violence; gangs; Honduras
Matter of S-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 412 (BIA 2026)
frivolous asylum filing warning; dual citizenship; materiality; written warnings
United States v. Singer, No. 23-6120 (10th Cir. Jan. 23, 2026)
crime of violence; unborn persons; fetus; statutory interpretation; legislative silence; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 645
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Ep. 299 - Precedential Decisions from 1/12/2026 - 1/18/2026 (California assault & crime of violence; serious non political crime & duress; deficient NTA; 237(a)(1)(H) waivers & fraud; termination of refugee status; Salvadoran prisons & CAT)
United States v. Ramiro Gomez, No. 23-435 (9th Cir. Jan. 13, 2026) (en banc)
crime of violence; recklessness; Borden; Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(1) assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm; intent, knowing; mens rea; Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52; plain error
Matter of D-G-B-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 392 (BIA 2026)
serious non political crime; drug trafficking activity; duress; statutory interpretation; Neguise; CAT; Sinaloa cartel; domestic violence; acquiesce; insufficient police reporting
Matter of Laparra-Deleon, 29 I&N Dec. 389 (BIA 2026)
deficient NTA; in absentia motions to reopen; Campos Chavez
Ep. 297 & 298 - Precedential Decisions from 12/29/2025 - 1/11/2026 (cocaine isomers; realistic probability; jurisdiction & AOS; domestic violence-type asylum; IAC; Loper Bright & Lozada; material misrepresentation; naturalization; death threats)
United States v. Ferguson, No. 24-2178 (8th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026)
cocaine isomers; divisibility; modified categorical approach; realistic probability test; Arkansas; Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401(a)(1)(A)(i)Fofana v. Noem, et al., No. 24-2485 (8th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026)
jurisdiction; Patel; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); asylee adjustment; “any decision”
Aguilar-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 24-2427 (8th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026)
domestic violence-type asylum; one central reason; women; acquiescence; Guatemala
Gutierrez-Mikan, et al v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-13788 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2026)
ineffe...Ep. 296 - Precedential Decisions from 12/22/2025 - 12/28/2025 (bond; material support; asylum; PSG; family-based; business ownership; authentication of records; crime of child abuse; jurisdiction; extraordinary circumstances; mixed questions)
Matter of Ghanbari, 29 I&N Dec. 376 (BIA 2025)
bond; mandatory detention; material support to a terrorist organization; propaganda; non-violent conductRamos-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 25-1038 (1st Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)
asylum; withholding of removal; Guatemala; particular social group; family-based; business ownership; persecution; isolated eventsCampuzano v. Bondi, No. 24-60575 (5th Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)
authentication of criminal records; INA § 240(c)(3)(C); crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); categorical approach; modified categorical approachRuiz v. Bondi, No. 23-1095 (9th Ci...
Ep. 295 - Precedential Decisions from 12/15/2025 - 12/21/2025 (DHS burden to prove alienage; CAT; discretion; criminal history; bond; well-founded fear; GMC; due process; firm resettlement)
Matter of Tepec-Garcia, 29 I&N Dec. 371 (BIA 2025)
termination; in absentia; DHS burden to prove alienage
Matter of L-A-G-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 339 (BIA 2025)
Panama cartels; CAT; snitches; series of suppositions
Matter of Kim, 29 I&N Dec. 339 (BIA 2025)
LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; criminal history; South Korea
Matter of Lema Mizhirumbay, 29 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 2025)
discretion; weighing factors; criminal history; OSHA violations
Matter of N-P-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 347 (BIA 2025)
de novo; well-founded fear; ability to freely leave country; pretextual summons; Moldova
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Ep. 294 - Precedential Decisions from 12/8/2025 - 12/14/2025 (untimely asylum filing; rehab & discretion; CAT - particularly serious crime, mental health, Haitian prisons, drug cartels & snitches; bond & dangerousness)
Osabas-Rivera v. Bondi, No. 25-3168 (6th Cir. Dec. 8, 2025)
untimely asylum filing; jurisdiction; satisfaction of the attorney general; exhaustion
Matter of Jimenez-Ayala, 29 I&N Dec. 325 (BIA 2025)
LPR cancellation; discretion; insufficient rehabilitation; use of meth
Matter of W-F-, 29 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2025)
CAT; particularly serious crime; mental health; B-Z-R-; Haitian prisons; Brian Concannon; gang violence; acquiescence
Matter of J-C-A-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 331 (BIA 2025)
Mexican cartels; CAT; snitches; more likely than not; police; CJNG cart...Ep. 293 - Precedential Decisions from 12/1/2025 - 12/7/2025 (change of attorney address; BIA summary dismissal; unable or unwilling; controlled substance offense; nexus; past persecution; crime of child abuse; particularity & gender)
Pineda-Guerra v. Bondi, No. 25-3081 (6th Cir. Dec. 3, 2025)
change of attorney address; BIA summary dismissal; BIA abuse of discretion where requirements not contained in Practice Manual or regulations
Restrepo Castano v. Bondi, No. 24-2117 (1st Cir. Nov. 28, 2025)
unable or unwilling to protect; fruitful police protection; phone threats; Gulf Clan; Colombia
Dor v. Bondi, No. 25-1278 (1st Cir. Dec. 1, 2025)
controlled substance offense; comparison with CSA at time of conviction; Massachusetts marijuana; hemp
De La Cruz-Quispe v. Bondi, No. 25-1421 (1st...
Ep. 292 - Precedential Decisions from 11/24/2025 - 11/30/2025 (qualifying relative age-out for non LPR cancellation of removal; extraordinary circumstances for VAWA-based motions to reopen; stays; government acquiesce; gang & prison-based CAT claims)
Perez-Perez v. Bondi, No. 25-0315 (6th Cir. Nov. 21, 2025)
qualifying relative age-out for non LPR cancellation of removal purposes; meaning of the phrase “would result”; Loper Bright; freezing age at time of IJ adjudication
Sarkisov v. Bondi, No. 25-0316 (6th Cir. Nov. 21, 2025)
extraordinary circumstances for VAWA-based motions to reopen; mixed question of law and fact review; definition of extraordinary circumstances; psychological harm
Labrador Gutierrez v. Bondi, No. 25-60646 (5th Cir. Nov. 26, 2025)
stay of removal; Nken
B.G.S. v. Bondi...
Ep. 291 - Precedential Decisions from 11/17/2025 - 11/23/2025 (unable or unwilling to protect; relocation; police failure to arrest; single police report; VAWA-based motion to reopen; PFR rules; good moral character & DUIs; crime of violence & threats)
Ramos Marquez v. Bondi, No. 24-1842 (4th Cir. Nov. 19, 2025)
unable or unwilling to protect; relocation; police failure to arrest; futile reporting to police; agency ignoring evidence; cherry picking; CAT; quiescence; MS-130; Honduras state of exception; country condition evidence in HondurasMatter of K-S-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 307 (BIA 2025)
unable or unwilling to protect; single incident where police fail to investigate; Sikh asylum; relocation in IndiaMatter of B-S-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 313 (BIA 2025)
VAWA-based motion to reopen; motion to reconsider; number and temporal limitations on VA...Ep. 290 - Precedential Decisions from 11/10/2025 - 11/16/2025 (Special Immigration Juvenile Status; administrative closure; requirement to establish prima facie eligibility; receipt of stolen property CIMT; VA Code § 18.2-108; realistic probability test)
Matter of Cahuec Tzalam, 29 I&N Dec. 300 (BIA 2025)
Special Immigration Juvenile Status; administrative closure; requirement to establish prima facie eligibility; some foreseeable resolution; visa bulletin; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.18(c)(3)
Solis-Flores v. Bondi, No. 22-1147 (4th Cir. Nov. 13, 2025)
receipt of stolen property CIMT; VA Code § 18.2-108; realistic probability test; Loper Bright; CIMT definition in the Fourth CircuitKurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.
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P: (833) 409-9200immi...Ep. 289 - Precedential Decisions from 11/3/2025 - 11/9/2025 (EAJA; habeas; false testimony; INA § 101(f)(6); due diligence; § 101(a)(43)(D) agg fel; circumstance specific approach; forfeiture; VAWA & corroboration; Florida cocaine)
Daley v. Choate, et al., No. 24-1191 (10th Cir. Nov. 3, 2025)
EAJA; habeas; sovereign immunity canon; Loper Bright; civil action; importance of habeas
Martinez-Martinez v. Bondi, No. 241464 (4th Cir. Nov. 5, 2025)
false testimony; INA § 101(f)(6); BIA review of missed questions of law and fact; Wilkinson; Patel; jurisdiction; failure to disclose alias
Rosa Arevalo v. Bondi, Nos. 24-60349, 24-60620 (5th Cir. Nov. 5, 2025)
Illinois law vacating criminal conviction for procedural or substantive defect; motion to reopen; due diligence; equitable tolling
Dominguez Reyes v. B...
Ep. 288 - Precedential Decisions from 10/27/2025 - 11/2/2025 (crime of violence; kidnapping; third country removal; ACA with Honduras & Guatemalans; consular nonreviewability; femicide in Honduras; crime of child abuse & Loper Bright)
United States v. Ford aka Caveman, No. 23-1400 (10th Cir. Oct. 28, 2025)
crime of violence; kidnapping; inveigling; federal definition despite no cross reference to federal statute
Matter of C-I-G-M- & L-V-S-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 291 (BIA 2025)
third country removal; ACA with Honduras; Immigration Judge authority; 8 C.F.R. § 1240.11(h)Chen, et al. v. Rubio, et al., No. 25-521 (2d Cir. Oct. 29, 2025)
doctrine of consular nonreviewability; no constitutional right to live with parent or sibling; Munoz
Alfaro-Zelaya v. Bondi, No...
Ep. 287 - Precedential Decisions from 10/20/2025 - 10/26/2025 (crime of violence; wantonly; persecutor bar; duress; termination of withholding-only proceedings; stay of removal; non-LPR cancellation of removal; age out; cancellation)
United States v. Tooley, No. 24-5286 (6th Cir. Oct. 23, 2025)
Borden; recklessness; crime of violence; wantonly; manslaughter; murder
Matter of Negusie, 29 I&N Dec. 285 (A.G. 2025)
persecutor bar; asylum and withholding of removal; duress and voluntariness; history of asylum; 1967 protocol; evidentiary burden
Matter of J-A-N-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 287 (BIA 2025)
IJ authority to terminate withholding-only proceedings; termination; at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.18(d)
Rojas-Espinoza, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-7536 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2025)
administrative stay of removal; Nken; delay; irreparable harm...Ep. 286 - Precedential Decisions from 10/13/2025 - 10/19/2025 (circuit granting asylum; unable or unwilling; police failures; single mothers; nexus; relocation; gangs; motion to reopen to apply for voluntary departure; prior fraud & adverse credibility)
Ramos-Ramos v. Bondi, Nos. 23-9567, 24-9524 (10th Cir. Oct. 15, 2025)
clear error standard of review; no need for BIA remand; circuit court granting asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; police failure to solve crime; police ignoring reporting; single mothers; nexus; relocation; fear of gangs; family based particular social group; Honduras
Pastor-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 24-3104 (6th Cir. Oct. 17, 2025)
motion to reopen to apply for voluntary departure; affidavit swearing that passport application is pending; conclusory affidavit; prima facie case to relief
Ani v. Bondi, No. 24-2339 (9th Ci...
