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RISK!Gregg Fell Into a Crevasse: RISK! ReactsKevin hears Gregg LeFevre’s “Gregg fell into a crevasse” story from the what was that like podcast for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. 🎙️ Story: Gregg fell into a crevasse by Gregg LeFevre Gregg visits Las Vegas and decides to climb a glacier. Unprepared, he falls into a crevasse but escapes by following an injured deer. Later, he learns it w...
2025-08-0550 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 233 - Precedential Decisions from 10/7/2024 - 10/13/2024 (family-based past persecution claim; harm to family members as persecution; unable or unwilling to control only in home city in Mexico; Salvadoran men; resistance to gang recruitment)Meza Diaz, et al. v. Garland, No. 23-973 (9th Cir. Oct. 8, 2024)family-based past persecution claim; harm to family members as persecution; nexus for kidnapping; unable or unwilling to control only in home city; police statement that they cannot protect; cartel; Mexico Alvarado-Reyes v. Garland, No. 23-1726 (1st Cir. Oct. 7, 2024)nexus; family; Salvadoran men; resistance to gang recruitment; BIA reasoned consideration; due process and indiscernible transcripts; El SalvadorNext Lawyer Up PodcastEpisode 153 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Kevin Gregg | Bond & Botes Law O...
2024-10-1420 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 232 - Precedential Decisions from 9/30/2024 - 10/6/2024 (EB-3 visa; revoked I-140 petition; portability; credibility; Matter of R-K-K-; similar affidavits; DHS charts; relocation)Nguyen v. Jaddou, No. 23-20597 (5th Cir. Oct. 3, 2024)EB-3 visa; revoked I-140 petition; portability; successor-in-interest; jurisdiction Singh v. Garland, No. 23-95 (9th Cir. Oct. 4, 2024)credibility; Matter of R-K-K-; similar affidavits; DHS charts; relocation; speculation; absence from Department of State report; Mann Party; Sikh; IndiaNext Lawyer Up PodcastEpisode 153 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Kevin Gregg | Bond & Botes Law Offices (bondnbotes.com)https://www.bondnbotes.com/next-lawyer-upSponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban T...
2024-10-0728 minDiscussion Combustion
Discussion CombustionGregg Langlois | Discussion Combustion Podcast | #268Send us a textWatch here - https://youtu.be/UfaOIrQ-f8IWelcome back to the Discussion Combustion Podcast, episode 268. With Arthur Rawe currently on vacation in Sweden, Kevin Batstone will host solo for the first time in the show's history. Joining Kevin remotely from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, is Gregg Langlois. Kevin and Gregg, who have known each other for over 20 years and previously lived together, reminisce about old stories, discuss music, sports, and more. Don't forget to visit Gregg at the Full Belli Deli in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire._________________________________________Listen on iTunes...
2024-08-2235 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 126 - Precedential Decisions from 9/19/2022 - 9/25/2022 (THANK YOU PATRONS!; exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India)September 2022 Patron Shout Out!Derrick UpchurchBreanna CaryNenad MilosevicYuna E. ScottLorraine MarteSusan GreggMichelle M. Marty RiveraPablo RodriguezDave BurtonFola OlumbunmiKumar v. Garland, No. 20-60712 (5th Cir. Sept. 21, 2022)exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India*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"...
2022-09-2611 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 92 - Precedential Decisions from 1/24/2022 - 1/30/2022 (burdens; improper fact finding; adverse credibility; aggravated felony theft offense; motion to reopen; equitable tolling; law relating to a controlled substance; cocaine isomers; divisibility)[2:17] Osmani v. Garland, No. 20-3318 (7th Cir. Jan. 24, 2022)jurisdiction; discretion; refugee waiver; INA 209(c); burdens; discretionary relief; motion to remand; impermissible fact finding [8:30] Dai v. Garland, No. 21-1315 (7th Cir. Jan. 24, 2022)adverse credibility; dates; inconsistencies; house church; Christianity; China [12:18] Matter of Koat, 28 I&N Dec. 450 (BIA 2022)aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); Iowa Code § 714.1; divisibility; Matter of Reyes; state legislative history; elements vs. means; disregarding state case law [20:31] Urrutia Robles v. Garland, No. 20-1504 (8th Cir. Jan. 26, 2022)motion to reope...
2022-01-3134 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 91 - Precedential Decisions from 1/17/2022 - 1/23/2022 (aggravated felony theft offense; realistic probability test; divisibility; controlled substance offense; in absentia motion to reopen; recklessness; res judicata; CIMT; admission)[1:48, 32:54] Ode to the Loaf[2:08] Da Graca v. Garland, No. 20-1607 (1st Cir. Jan. 18, 2022)Rhode Island Gen. L. § 31-9-1; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); aggravated felony theft offense; joyriding; realistic probability test; state statutory framework as a whole [9:27] Matter of Laguerre, 28 I&N Dec. 437 (BIA 2022)law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); divisibility; N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10(a)(1); elements vs. means; double jeopardy; Mathis peak; disregarding state case law  [17:19] Matter of Laparra, 28 I&N Dec. 425 (BIA 2022)deficient NTA; in absentia motions...
2022-01-2433 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 89 - Precedential Decisions from 1/3/2022 - 1/9/2022 (continuance; U-visa; prosecution witness and particularity; particularly serious crime; Texas Assault - Family Violence; res judicata; adjustment of status and discretion; administrative notice)[2:44] Cabrera v. Garland, No. 20-1943 (4th Cir. Jan. 6, 2022)continuance; U-visa; good cause standard; reputable presumption where collateral relief is prima facie approvable  [9:58] Herrera-Martinez v. Garland, No. 20-1423 (4th Cir. Jan. 5, 2022)particular social group; prosecution witness; particularity; limiting language; fear of drug traffickers; credibility; Honduras [16:32] Aviles-Tavera v. Garland, No. 20-60587 (5th Cir. Jan. 4, 2022)particularly serious crime; Texas Assault - Family Violence; res judicata; issue preclusion; change in law; USA v. Fuentes-Rodriguez; crime of violence under § 16(a); motion to reopen [24...
2022-01-1031 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 88 - Precedential Decisions from 12/27/2021 - 1/2/2022 (bond; class-wide injunction; burdens; personal use exception under INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); conviction under INA § 101(a)(48); circumstance specific approach)[2:17] Brito v. Garland, No. 20-1037 (1st Cir. Dec. 28, 2021)bond; class-wide injunction; burdens; standing; INA § 242(f); INA § 236(a) [5:31] Bogle v. Garland, No. 19-72290 (9th Cir. Dec. 29, 2021)“personal use” exception under INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); conviction under INA § 101(a)(48); circumstance specific approach; police report; Pereida v. Wilkinson*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....
2022-01-0313 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 87 - Precedential Decisions from 12/20/2021 - 12/26/2021 (political persecution in Congo; VAWA motion to reopen; criminal bars to cancellation; habeas, in custody, and deportation; due process; CIMT and marijuana)[2:13] Nsimba v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-3565 (3d Cir. Dec. 22, 2021)pattern or practice of persecution; well-founded fear; similarly situated family members; Union for Democracy and Social Progress; summons vs. arrest warrant; corruption & persecution; difficulty obtaining evidence; physical harm not required; reasonable relocation; Congo  [9:13] Yasin v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2509 (3d Cir. Dec. 20, 2021)VAWA motion to reopen; INA § 240(c)(7)(C)(iv)(III); discretion; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) [14:03] Ramirez-Medina v. Garland, No. 16-73325 (9th Cir. Dec. 22, 2021)non-LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(b)(1)(C); multiple offenses; statutory interpretation; use of t...
2021-12-2745 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 86 - Precedential Decisions from 12/13/2021 - 12/19/2021 (withdrawal application for admission; exceptional & extremely unusual hardship; CAT & Haitian criminal deportees; R-K-K- & inter-proceedings evidence; IJ bias; reinstatement & illegal reentry)[2:22] Juras v. Garland, No. 19-3001 (2d Cir. Dec. 17, 2021)inadmissibility; withdrawal of application for admission; abandonment of LPR status; motion to reopen and underlying relief; jurisdiction  [9:15] Garcia-Ortiz v. Garland, No. 20-3446 (8th Cir. Dec. 17, 2021)non-LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(b); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; suicide attempts; future hardship; Figueroahttps://www.immigrantslist.org/  [13:45] Singh v. Garland, No. 19-60937 (5th Cir. Dec. 17, 2021)due process; adverse credibility; IJ bias; extra-record evidence; Matter of R-K-K-; political opinion; persecution; Mann Party; BJP; India[19:32] Bonnet v. Garland, No. 19-2175 (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2021) CA...
2021-12-2034 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 85 - Precedential Decisions from 12/6/2021 - 12/12/2021 (aggravated felony; separate and apart bond proceedings; harmless error; gender-based asylum; particularity; deficient NTA)[1:48] Patel and G-G-S-Patel Oral Argument:  Click me! Transcript[3:04] Ibrahim v. Garland, No. 20-60936 (5th Cir. Dec. 6, 2021)Louisiana Rev. Stat. § 14:81; indecent behavior with juveniles; aggravated felony; separate and apart bond proceedings; issue exhaustion; harmless error; administrative notice; law of the case doctrine [10:52] Chavez-Chilel v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 21-1180 (3d Cir. Dec. 9, 2021)gender-based asylum; particularity; deficient NTA; Niz-Chavez; termination; equity; Guatemala*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, seri...
2021-12-1318 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 84 - Precedential Decisions from 11/29/2021 - 12/5/2021 (domestic violence-based asylum; obstruction of justice aggravated felony; adverse credibility; IJ authority on remand; motion to reopen: reinstatement and deficient NTAs)[2:17] Zometa-Orellana v. Garland, No. 21-0271 (6th Cir. Nov. 29, 2021)gender/domestic violence based asylum; Matter of A-B-; A-R-C-G-; sufficiency of BIA analysis; unable or unwilling to protect; reasonable relocation; El Salvador [7:52] Pugin v. Garland, No. 20-1363 (4th Cir. Nov. 30, 2021)aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); obstruction of justice; Chevron deference of criminal statute; ambiguity; Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo II; “relating to”; specific intent [16:53] Kumar v. Garland, No. 17-73412 (9th Cir. Nov. 30, 2021)adverse credibility; omissions; inconsistencies; recitation demeanor; injury speculation; totality of circumstances; Alam; asylum; BSP; India [23:23] Villegas-Castro v. Garland, No. 20-9...
2021-12-0644 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with Jed Kurzban, Managing Partner of KKTP (background; How Justice is Served; deposition best practices; direct and cross-examination; expert witness strategy; law firm management)[01:47] Introduction [03:00] Interview with Jed Kurzban[10:17] Depositions and strategy [21:49] Direct testimony and cross-examination [36:04] How Justice is Served, by Jed Kurzban[39:27] Experts[43:02] Managing partner duties and closing remarksClick here to order How Justice is Served, by Jed Kurzban!Click here to learn more about Jed!*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, S...
2021-12-0252 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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; burdens; change in political parties; Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch; State Department reports; the Union for Democracy and Social Progress; Congo*Sponsors and fri...
2021-11-2918 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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) [16:02] De Carvalho v. Garland, No. 20-1711 (1st Cir. Nov. 17, 2021)possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws...
2021-11-2235 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 81 - Precedential Decisions from 11/8/2021 - 11/14/2021 (CAT protection; credibility; totality of evidence; reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice)[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 business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 y...
2021-11-1516 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 Cir. Nov. 1, 2021)continuance; due process; right to counsel; detention conditions; continuances during the holidays; asylum; Kyrgyzstan [19:56] Gomes v. Garland, No. 20-2106 (1st Cir. Nov. 3, 2021)asylum; workers’ rights movements; Red Notice; exhaustion; in abse...
2021-11-0842 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 deference; social distinction; unable to leave; particular social group; Honduras [24:10] Pineda-Teruel v. Garland, No. 20-3516 (7th Cir. Oct. 27, 2021)withholding of removal; landowners; pro se; Quint...
2021-11-0137 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 78 - Precedential Decisions from 10/18/2021 - 10/24/2021 (Fraihat; termination of proceedings; IJ authority; adverse credibility; inconsistency; reporting to police)[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, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.
2021-10-2516 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with Bashir Ghazialam (Afghanistan; personal story; refugee resettlement; how to assist the people of Afghanistan)Click 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 DiegoMiry's ListForm I-134, Affidavit of SupportNPR: The Simple Steps You Can Take Right Now To Help Afghan RefugeesPBS: How you can help Afghan refugees arriving in the U.S.*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetz...
2021-10-211h 08Immigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 trafficking; categorical approach; different punishments; same punishments; divisibility; state supreme court; Niz-Chavez, deficient NTAs, and jurisdiction; Appendix change of law suggestion
2021-10-1820 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 abetting; mens rea; general intent; crime of violence; Borden; MS-13 [19:22] Murry v. Garland, No. 20-3109 (7th Cir. Oct. 7, 2021)asylum; past persecution; gay men; anti-sodomy laws; Jamaica; failure to repor...
2021-10-1127 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww...
2021-10-0416 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 evidence; admissibility of evidence; DHS burdens; right to cross examination; hearsay; credibility; Dai; particularly serious crime*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban...
2021-09-2018 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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. Garland, No. 19-70506 (9th Cir. Sept. 1, 2021)adverse credibility; standard of review; inconsistency; omission [17:51] Giha v. Garl...
2021-09-0629 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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. Code § 314.1; Matter of Cortes Medina [22:46] Singh v. Garland, No. 19-704 (2d Cir. Aug. 25, 2021)asylum; reasonable relocation; Shirom...
2021-08-3039 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 acquiescence; Somalia[29:01]Yusuf v. Garland, No. 20-2316 (8th Cir. Aug. 9, 2021) Motion to reopen; Convention Against Torture; changed country conditions; sua sponte; LGBT; Somalia; due process[35:21]Gonzales Quecheluno v. Garland, No. 20-2200 (8th Cir. Aug. 12, 2021)Motion...
2021-08-1656 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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) particularly serious crimes; withholding of removal; Matter of G-G-S-; mental health; Shazi v. Wilkinson; drug trafficking; Matter of Y-L-; Los Zetas; Mexico [23:09] Rosales-Reyes v. Garland, No. 20-2417 (8th...
2021-08-0959 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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; change of judges; use of the word “the” [20:22] Avendano-Elvira v. Garland, No. 20-2775 (8th Cir. July 21, 2021)non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); due pr...
2021-07-2625 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 Salvador [17:22] Posos-Sanchez v. Garland, No. 17-72002 (9th Cir. July 7, 2021)admission; amnesty; INA § 240B(b); voluntary departure; Niz-Chavez and Pereira; NTA [24:59] Escobar Santos v. Garland, No. 17-72334...
2021-07-1232 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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. Garland, No. 19-72290 (9th Cir. June 23, 2021)personal use exception under INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); conviction under INA § 101(a)(48); circumstances specific approach; police report; Pereida v. Wil...
2021-06-2839 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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.S., No. 20-2107 (3rd Cir. June 17, 2021)changed country condition motion to reopen; CAT; mat...
2021-06-2123 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[2:55] Sanchez v. Mayorkas, No. 20-315 (U.S. June 7, 2021)temporary protected status; TPS; admission; statutory interpretationClick 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 circumstances; definition of material [23:33] Veloz v. Garland, No. 19-4111 (2d Cir. June 7, 2021)New York petit larceny; N.Y. Pen. L. §...
2021-06-1438 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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. 20-2415 (8th Cir. June 2, 2021)asylum; past persecution; particular social group; extortion; BIA standard of review [17:09] Rubalcaba v. Garland, No. 17-70845 (9th Cir. June 2, 2021)sua sponte motio...
2021-06-0728 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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; past torture; protective order; changed personal conditions;  relocation; Jamaica [20:28] Vazquez Romero v. Garland, No. 15-72947 (9th Cir. May 28, 2021)applicant for admission; returning LPR...
2021-05-3139 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 willful blindness; CAT; withholding gang violence; Honduras [18:31] Maniar v. Garland, No. 18-60667 (5th Cir. May 20, 2021) INA § 101(a)(43)(D); conspir...
2021-05-2432 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with John Pratt, Partner at KKTP (personal and professional background; exploding briefcases; EB-5 visas; regional center program; AILA national elections)[01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with John Pratt[19:51] EB-5 visas and Regional Center Program[35:24] AILA National electionsClick this link to learn more about John!*Please noteThis 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 the world for over 40 years.
2021-05-2242 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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; persuasiveness of affidavit  [18:21] Blanc v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12508 (11th Cir. May 11, 2021)Pre-conclusion voluntary departure under INA § 240B(a); jurisdiction; BIA authority; factfinding; discretion; Patel and Kurapati [24:48...
2021-05-1743 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2021) U-visa; waivers; Chenrey doctrine; IJ authority; INA § 212(d)(3)(A)(ii); regulatory interpretation; limits of expressio unius canon [29:54] USA v. Figueroa-Beltran, No. 16-10388 (9th Cir...
2021-05-0335 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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))[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.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"
2021-04-2612 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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)controlled substances offense; INA § 212(a)(2)(a)(i)(II); possession of marijuana; Iowa Code § 124.401(5); divisibility; different punishments; motion to reconsider  [2...
2021-04-1937 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 50 - Precedential Decisions from 4/5/2021 - 4/11/2021 (particular social groups; reinstatement; Cuban journalists; nexus; antique firearm; realistic probability; CIMT; factfinding)[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 social group; anti-gang; Evangelical Christian; El Salvador; administrative notice; pro se respondent [17:07] Cabrera Martinez v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-14110 (11th...
2021-04-1248 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial 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)[1:48] Introduction [2:53] Interview with Helena TetzeliClick 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.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Pa...
2021-04-0840 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 Dec. 276 (BIA 2021) CIMT; DUI; unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in violation of New York Vehicle & Traffic Law § 511(3)(a)(i); mens rea; recklessness; realistic probability test [21:48...
2021-04-0536 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 (8th Cir. Mar. 22, 2021) aggravated felony; Moncrieffe v. Holder; INA § 101(a)(43)(O); INA § 101(a)(43)(B); 8 U.S.C. § 1326; § 1325; illegal reentry; small amount of marijuana; retroactivity[25:01] Gutierrez-Gutierrez v. Garland, No. 18...
2021-03-2937 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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] Aguilar-Osorio v. Garland, No. 19-73000 (9th Cir. Mar. 15, 2021)particular social group; witnesses to gang activity; Department of State reports[20:31] Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 20-70240 (9th Cir. Mar. 15...
2021-03-2226 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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 great bodily injury in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(4); voluntary departure [19:01] Birhanu v. Wilkinson, No. 19-9599 (10th Cir. Mar. 9, 2021)CIMT; r...
2021-03-1542 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)Pereida 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; good moral character; discretion Ali Aden v. Wilkinson, No. 17-71313 (9th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021)asylum; firm resettlement bar; past persecution; threats; beatings; imputed religion; Somalia; Al-Shabaab 
2021-03-0828 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 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)[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; Honduras; MUCA; CAT; withholding of removal  [20:20] Zelaya-Moreno v. Wilkinson, No. 17-2284 (2d Cir. Feb. 26, 2021)political opinion; gang recruitment; opposition to corruption; El Salvador   [27:05] Sunuwar v. Att'y G...
2021-03-0139 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 43 - Precedential Decisions from 2/15/2021 - 2/21/2021 (particularly serious crime; firearms trafficking; nexus for asylum; mixed motive; "one reason" for withholding; Mexico)Chacon v. Wilkinson, No. 18-71515 (9th Cir. Feb. 18, 2021)particularly serious crime; importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A); aggravated felony; illicit trafficking in firearms; categorical approachNaranjo Garcia v. Wilkinson, No. 19-72803 (9th Cir. Feb. 18, 2021)nexus; mixed motive; asylum; particular social group; family; property owner; gang recruitment; “one reason” and “a reason” for withholding of removal*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious i...
2021-02-2215 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 42 - Precedential Decisions from 2/8/2021 - 2/14/2021 (asylum; particular social group; nexus; particularly serious crime; mental health; adverse credibility; torture - "rogue official," solitary confinement; motion to reopen - OSC)[2:53] Diaz De Gomez v. Wilkinson, No. 19-2115 (4th Cir. Feb. 8, 2021)asylum; nexus; particular social group; nuclear family; extortion; gang recruitment; death threats; Los Zetas; Guatemala; Matter of A-B- II; Matter of L-E-A- II  [8:36] Macedo Templos v. Wilkinson, No. 15-73122 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2021) withholding of removal; particular social group; nexus; “Mexican wealthy business owners”; Convention Against Torture; “rogue official” [12:51] Santos-Ponce v. Wilkinson, No. 18-72433 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2021)asylum; particular social group; “young Christian males who resist gang recruitment”; Honduras [15:33] Zaruma-Guaman v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1533 (1st Cir. Feb. 9, 2021)asylum; adverse c...
2021-02-1535 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 41 - Precedential Decisions from 2/1/2021 - 2/7/2021 (serious non-political crime; Red Notice; probable cause; jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; corroboration; credibility; reinstatement; illegal reentry)[2:44] Barahona v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1546 (8th Cir. Feb. 3, 2021) serious non-political crime; asylum; probable cause; INA §§ 208(b)(2)(A)(iii), 241(b)(3)(B)(iii); burdens; Interpol Red Notice  [9:00] Tibakweitira v. Wilkinson, No. 18-60459 (5th Cir. Feb. 2, 2021) withholding of removal; jurisdiction; particularly serious crime; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); Nasrallah; three member panel (BIA) and due process; motion to reopen  [13:56] Martinez-Baez v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1078 (7th Cir. Feb. 1, 2021) corroboration; credibility; cancellation of removal; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B); INA § 242(a)(2)(D); statutory headings; Guerrero-Lasprilla  [21:04] Tomczyk v. Wilkinson, No. 16-72926 (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2021) reinstatement; INA § 241(a)(5...
2021-02-0827 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 40 - Precedential Decisions from 1/25/2021 - 1/31/2021 (particular social group; particularity; former gang members; past persecution - attempted rape; voluntary departure; stop-time rule; CIMT; continuance, U-Visa, and motion to reopen)[2:26] Amaya v. Rosen, No. 19-1619 (4th Cir. Jan. 25, 2021)asylum; particular social group; particularity; former gang members; MS-13; El Salvador [8:36] Kaur v. Wilkinson, No. 18-73001 (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2021) past persecution; attempted gang rape; sexual violence; nexus to government actor even when political party not in power; India; Mann Party [14:14] Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021)asylum; particular social group; social distinction; gangs; criminal witnesses; public testimony; MS-13; persecution in the United States [20:11] Matter of Viera-Garcia and Ordonez-Viera, 28 I&N Dec. 223 (BIA 2021)NTA; Pereira v. Sessions; voluntary depa...
2021-02-0136 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with Ed Ramos, Partner at KKTP (jurisdiction, discretion, petitions for review, and petitions for certiorari)[1:48] Introduction [2:53] Interview with Ed RamosClick this link to learn more about Ed!Helpful resources for issues discussed on the episode:Mechanics of filing a PFR Practice Advisory on Guerrero-Lasprilla Practice Advisory on materiality post-PatelPractice Advisory on jurisdiction post-Patel*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.Docketwisewww...
2021-01-2740 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 39 - Precedential Decisions from 1/18/2021 - 1/24/2021 (divisibility of drug offenses; different penalties; motions to reopen; equitable tolling; exhaustion)[2:39] Matter of Dikhtyar, 28 I&N Dec. 214 (BIA 2021)modified categorical approach; divisibility; Utah Code § 58-37-8(2)(a)(i); controlled substance offenses; different penalties  [10:25] Nkomo v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2781 (3d Cir. Jan. 21, 2021)motion to reopen; equitable tolling; exhaustion*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.Docketwisewww.d...
2021-01-2518 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 38 - Precedential Decisions from 1/5/2021 - 1/17/2021 (asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; nexus; past persecution; reasonable fear; exceptional circumstances for reopening; admin closure; repapering) [2:13] Matter of A-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 199 (A.G. 2021) past persecution; unable or unwilling; relocation; nexus; but-for cause; Brand-X and Chevron   [8:52] Al Amiri v. Rosen, No. 19-1447 (1st Cir. Jan. 11, 2021) asylum; Iraq; objectively reasonable fear; nexus; trips to country of removal   [13:05] Hussein v. Rosen, No. 18-70780 (9th Cir. Jan. 11, 2021) asylum; due process rights of pro se respondents; IJ’s duty to develop the record   [17:34] Hassan v. Rosen, No. 19-2918 (8th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021) CAT deferral; minority clan; Somalia; acquiescence and willful blindness; repatriation program for Al-Shabaab defectors   [20:04] E.A...
2021-01-1837 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 37 - Precedential Decisions from 1/4/2021 - 1/10/2021 (adverse credibility and fraudulent documents; particular social groups - women and domestic violence; equitable tolling; jurisdiction, reviewability, and questions of law + fact)[2:26] Matter of O-M-O-, 28 I&N Dec. 191 (BIA 2021)adverse credibility; fraudulent document finding; IJ authority; expert testimony [8:10] Velasquez Alvarado v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 20-10599 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2021)asylum; particular social group; women unable to leave their relationship; Matter of A-B-; women viewed as property [12:28] Ovalles v. Rosen, No. 17-60498 (5th Cir. Jan. 6, 2021)motions to reopen; equitable tolling; change in law [16:30] Singh v. Rosen, No. 20-3127 (6th Cir. Jan. 7, 2021)cancellation of removal; mixed question of law and fact; jurisdiction; standards of review; har...
2021-01-1127 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 36 - Precedential Decisions from 12/28/20 - 1/3/2021 (mootness; Special Agricultural Worker program (SAW); crime of violence aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i) aggravated felony; +$10,000 amount of loss)[2:11] Mendoza-Flores v. Rosen, No. 19-60225 (5th Cir. Dec. 29, 2020)mootness; removal from the U.S.; collateral legal consequences; T-Visa [6:59] Flores v. Rosen, No. 17-72888 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2020)Special Agricultural Worker program (SAW); admissibility; statutory construction  [11:31] USA v. Al-Muwwakkil, No. 18-6201 (4th Cir. Dec. 28, 2020)violent felony; ACCA; crime of violence aggravated felony; divisibility; categorical approach; attempted rape in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.1-44; burglary in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-90 [16:17] Garcia-Simisterra v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-13848 (11th Cir. Dec. 30, 2020)INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i) aggravate...
2021-01-0423 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice (SCIJ)[1:47] Interview with the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice (SCIJ) Jonathan Goldman, Executive DirectorStudents with SCIJ from Worcester State University and Brown UniversityMore information here Donate here*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.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a pa...
2020-12-3039 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 35 - Precedential Decisions from 12/21/20 - 12/27/2020 (crimes of child abuse/neglect/abandonment; conspiracy to commit INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i) agg. fel.; changed country condition motions to reopen; particular social group - nexus and cognizability)[2:53] Matter of Rivera-Mendoza, 28 I&N Dec. 184 (BIA 2020) Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.545(1); crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i) [7:31] Rad v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1404 (3d Cir. Dec. 21, 2020) aggravated felony; INA §§ 101(a)(43)(M)(i) and 101(a)(43)(U); deceit; $10,000 amount; CAN-SPAM Act; 18 U.S.C. § 1037(a); Chenery doctrine   [17:26] Mohamed v. Barr, No. 19-3356 (8th Cir. Dec. 23, 2020) motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia; in absentia  [20:51] Pojoy-De Leon v. Barr, No. 19-1006 (1st Cir. Dec. 21, 2020) asylum; nexus; particular social group; “Guatemalan women”  ...
2020-12-2833 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 34 - Precedential Decisions from 12/14/20 - 12/20/2020 (expert testimony; asylum - nexus; reasonable relocation; motion to reopen based on change of law; CIMT and recklessness)[2:22] Matter of M-A-M-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2020)  asylum; expert testimony; particular social group; nexus; family-based groups; cartels in Mexico; Ren v. Holder, continuances, and corroborating evidence  [7:56] Marquez-Paz v. Barr, No. 19-2230 (1st Cir. Dec. 18, 2020) asylum; withholding of removal; nexus to a protected ground; Honduran landowners  [9:41] Addo v. Barr, No. 18-9560 (10th Cir. Dec. 14, 2020) asylum; Ghana; reasonable relocation; tribes [14:38] Hernandez-Alvarez v. Barr, No. 20-1459 (7th Cir. Dec. 16, 2020) motion  to reconsider; motion to reopen; equitable tolling; departure bar; sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; change in law  
2020-12-2127 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 33 - Precedential Decisions from 12/7/20 - 12/13/2020 (attorney admissions and concessions; credible fear jurisdiction; CAT; authenticating foreign official documents)[2:10] Dos Santos v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12383 (11th Cir. Dec. 11, 2020) admissions and concessions; “egregious circumstances”; binding on litigants; prejudice  [7:24] Singh, et al. v Barr, No. 19-70932 (9th Cir. Dec. 9, 2020) credible fear; expedited removal; INA § 242; jurisdiction; motion to reopen[10:52] Igiebor v. Barr, No. 19-9579 (10th Cir. Dec. 7, 2020)Convention Against Torture (CAT); homosexuality; Nigeria; facilitating return and mootness after removal pending petition; “extraordinary circumstances”; 8 C.F.R. § 1287.6(b) and authentication *Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.
2020-12-1417 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 32 - Precedential Decisions from 11/30/20 - 12/6/2020 (motions to reopen: ineffective assistance of counsel and reinstatement; U-Visas; abandonment of LPR status)Matter of Melgar, 28 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2020)ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada; prejudice; Utah Code Ann. § 76-5‑109(3)(B); crime of child abuse, abandon, or neglectAlfaro-Garcia v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12068 (11th Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)motion to reopen after removal; reinstatement; jurisdictionMedina Tovar, et. al. v. Zuchowski, et. al. , No. 18-35072 (9th Cir.  Dec. 3, 2020)U-Visas; U-nonimmigrant status; Special Appearance by Jesse Imbriano, Legal Director of Casa Cornelia Law CenterMahmoud v. Barr, No. 19-1777 (1st Cir. Nov. 30, 2020) abandonment of LPR status; burdens; applicant for admission*Sp...
2020-12-0735 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 31 - Precedential Decisions from 11/23/20 - 11/29/20 (TPS; admission; adjustment of status; past persecution; administrative closure; exhaustion; CAT; reinstatement)[2:29] Matter of Padilla Rodriguez, 28 I&N Dec. 164 (BIA 2020) Temporary Protected Status (TPS); admission; adjustment of status [8:40] Bedoya v. Barr, No. 19-1930 (4th Cir. Nov. 25, 2020)  asylum; past persecution; death threats; Colombia; Colombian police officer [12:42] Hernandez-Serrano v. Barr, No. 20-0367 (6th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020) Administrative closure; regulatory interpretation [18:36] Barrados-Zarate v. Barr, No. 20-1040 (7th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)  issue exhaustion; jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; Mexico [21:13] Moallin v. Barr, No. 19-2743 (8th Cir. Nov. 23, 2020) Convention Against Torture (CAT); Somalia[22:51] Vega-Anguiano v. Barr, No. 15-72999 (9th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020) reinstatement; gross misc...
2020-11-3032 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Interview with retired Immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaoloIn this special Thanksgiving episode, Kevin speaks with  retired immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaolo about immigration law, her career, and best practices for all attorneys in immigration court.[2:53] Interview with retired Immigration Judge Zsa Zsa DePaolo*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.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case m...
2020-11-2755 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 30 - Precedential Decisions from 11/16/20 - 11/22/20 (motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel and prejudice; expert testimony; gang activity; convention against torture)[2:17] Sanchez Rosales et al. v. Barr, No. 18-70666 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020) motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; in absentia; notario[6:55] Castillo v. Barr, No. 19-72745 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020)Convention Against Torture (CAT); El Salvador; expert testimony; standard for reviewing expert testimony; gang activity; MS-13[11:20] Celicourt v. Barr, No. 20-1201 (1st Cir. Nov. 17, 2020) asylum; evidentiary burden; pattern and practice; evidentiary standard; Haiti; political party in Haiti*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Im...
2020-11-2314 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 29 - Precedential Decisions from 11/9/20 - 11/15/20 (motion to reopen; frivolous asylum finding; burdens at relief stage; aggravated felony +$10,000; corroboration)[2:38] Matter of H-Y-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 156 (BIA 2020) motion to reopen; sua sponte; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; frivolous finding; Lozada in the 3d Circuit [8:08] Student Clinic for Immigrant Justicehttps://www.scijimmigration.org[9:18] Wambura v. Barr, No. 19-1360 (4th Cir. Nov. 13, 2020) burdens; relief; aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 amount of loss; corroboration; CAT deferral; Tanzania *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 Fl...
2020-11-1618 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 28 - Precedential Decisions from 11/2/20 - 11/8/20 (persecutor bar; history of asylum; stop-time rule and vacated convictions; particular social group)[2:26] Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 120 (A.G. 2020) persecutor bar; asylum and withholding of removal; duress and voluntariness; history of asylum; 1967 protocol; evidentiary burden [9:33] Khan v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1427 (3d Cir. Nov. 3, 2020) LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a); stop-time rule; statutory interpretation; vacated conviction; Conn. Gen. Stat § 21a-279(c) for possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana [14:47] Suate-Orellana v. Barr, No. 19-60729 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2020) adverse credibility; motion to remand for new evidence; materiality; withholding of removal; particular social group; gang recruitment; Honduras  *Sponsors...
2020-11-0919 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 27 - Precedential Decisions from 10/26/20 - 11/1/20 (marriage fraud; detention; PSG and circularity; equitable tolling; TPS; drug trafficking aggravated felony; retroactive affect of sentence reduction)[2:38] Matter of Pak, 28 I&N Dec. 113 (BIA 2020) I-130; fraudulent marriage; INA § 204(c); substantial and probative evidence standard [7:32] Velasco Lopez v. Decker, et al., No. 19-2284 (2d Cir. Oct. 27, 2020) detention; INA § 236(a); due process; Jennings v. Rodriguez [15:46] Amaya-De Sicaran v. Barr, No. 18-1915 (4th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020) asylum; domestic violence; Matter of A-B-; anti-circularity; particular social group; El Salvador[19:35] Londono-Gonzalez v. Barr, No. 16-60766 (5th Cir. Oct. 26, 2020)  motion to reopen; INA § 212(c); INA § 242(a)(2)(C); due diligence; equitable tolling [23:28] Morales Bribiesca v. Barr, No. 20-0348 (6th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020) alien smuggl...
2020-11-0240 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 26 - Precedential Decisions from 10/19/20 - 10/25/20 (aggravated felony: sexual abuse of a minor, CIMT, categorical approach, bars to cancellation of removal, age-out for cancellation of removal)[2:13] Grijalva Martinez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 191740 (3d Cir. Oct. 21, 2020) aggravated felony; criminal sexual contact - N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:14-3(b) and 2C:14-2(c)(4); endangering the welfare of children - N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-4(a)(1); particularly serious crime  [8:40] Ortega-Lopez v. Barr, No. 18-72441 (9th Cir. Oct. 20, 2020) CIMT; Chevron deference; 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1); animal fighting; cancellation of removal; INA §240A(b)(1)(C)  [14:31] Martinez-Perez v. Barr, 947 F.3d 1273 (10th Cir. 2020) cancellation of removal; age-out (age out) of qualifying relative *Sponsors and friends of t...
2020-10-2618 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 25 - Precedential Decisions from 10/12/20 - 10/18/20 (material support of terrorism, family-based PSG + nexus, categorical approach - drug trafficking and CIMTs, credibility)[2:55] Hincapie-Zapata v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-10229 (11th Cir. Oct. 13, 2020) material support of terrorism; INA § 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(I), (iv)(VI); duress; de minimus support [9:13] Hernandez-Cartagena v. Barr, No. 19-1823 (4th Cir. Oct. 14, 2020) asylum; particular social group; family; nexus; El Salvador [14:12] Larios v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2594 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2020) CIMT; terroristic threats; modified categorical approach; divisibility; mens rea; recklessness; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:12-3(a) [21:18] Cortes-Maldonado v. Barr, No. 18-70927 (9th Cir. Oct. 15, 2020) aggravated felony; illicit trafficking in a controlled substance; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); com...
2020-10-1930 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - The Immigration Lawyers Podcast by John Khosravi feat. Kevin A. GreggIn this episode of John Khosravi's Immigration Lawyers Podcast, John chats with me about life, the practice of law, the state of immigration, and more.  I hope you enjoy it!  Don't forget to check out the Immigration Lawyers Podcast at https://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts, and the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox at https://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com![3:10] John Khosravi feat. Kevin A. Gregg *Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business la...
2020-10-1542 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 24 - Precedential Decisions from 10/5/20 - 10/11/20 (LPR cancellation of removal, immigration relief and criminal convictions, DHS authority to charge, IJ duty to advise of asylum)[2:35] Matter of Voss, 28 I&N Dec. 107 (BIA 2020) INA § 240A(b); LPR cancellation of removal; affect of receiving immigration relief; DHS authority to charge; INA § 212(c)  [11:13] Jimenez-Aguilar v. Barr, No. 19-1917 (7th Cir. Oct. 6, 2020)  8 C.F.R. § 1240.11(c)(1); IJ failure to warn; definition of persecution; definition of harm; deference; gang violence; Honduras *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.
2020-10-1219 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 23 - Precedential Decisions from 9/28/20 - 10/4/20 (preliminary injunction, executive authority, USCIS fees, jurisdictional bars to review, asylum, particular social group, unable and unwilling)[2:11] Immigrant Legal Resource Center, et al. v. Wolf, et al. (NDCA Sept. 29, 2020)preliminary injunction; USCIS fees; executive authority[6:26] Zhakira v. Barr,  No. 18-1470 (1st Cir. Oct. 2, 2020) asylum; particular social group; westernized individuals; Al Shabab; Kenya[9:38] Hernandez-Morales v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 193000 (3d Cir. Oct. 1, 2020)jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(i); criminal-alien bar; Guerrero-Lasprilla[14:55] Mirambeaux v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 193224 (3d Cir. Oct. 2, 2020)continuances; jurisdiction;  INA § 242(a)(2)(C); due process; Guerrero-Lasprilla; Nasrallah[21:04] Velasquez-Gaspar v. Barr, No. 17-71964 (9th Cir. Sept. 30, 2020)asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; domestic violence; women; El...
2020-10-0525 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 22 - Precedential Decisions from 9/21/20 - 9/27/20 (asylum, particular social group, nexus, expert testimony, inadmissibility and applicants for admission, continuances, police reports, ineffective assistance of counsel)[01:19] Matter of A-C-A-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 84 (A.G. 2020) asylum; humanitarian asylum; particular social group; nexus; Salvadoran women; El Salvador [07:21] Matter of J-G-T-, 28 I&N Dec. 97 (BIA 2020) expert testimony; State Department reports; Iran; Mexico [12:53] Torres v. Barr, No. 13-70653 (9th Cir. Sept. 24, 2020) inadmissibility; INA § 212(a)(7)(a)(i)(I); INA § 212(a)(6)(A)(i); statutory interpretation; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) [18:31] Loja-Tene v. Barr, No. 19-2192 (1st Cir. Sept. 21, 2020) asylum; nexus; family group; criminal recruitment; Ecuador [21:09] Lee v. Barr, No. 19-1516 (1st Cir. Sept. 22, 2020) continuances; withholding of removal; wealthy immigrants; particular social grou...
2020-09-2833 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 21 - Precedential Decisions from 9/14/20 - 9/20/20 (RBG, TPS, particularly serious crime, aggravated felony - sexual abuse and receipt of stolen property, asylum-only and stowaways, CIMT - assault, asylum)[02:13] Ramos et al. v. Wolf et al., No. 18-16981 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2020) TPS; jurisdiction; APA; equal protection [05:57] Bare v. Barr, No. 17-73269 (9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2020) asylum-only proceedings; inadmissibly and asylee status; changing from stowaway to asylee status; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); particularly serious crime; Matter of N-A-M-; Somalia  [15:54] Safaryan v. Barr, No. 16-74039 (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2020) CIMT; Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(1), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm; Matter of Wu; Chevron deference [20:29] Rodriguez v. Barr, No. 18-1070 (2d Cir. Sept. 18, 2020) INA § 101(a)(43)(A) – sexual abuse of minor;  aggravated fel...
2020-09-2136 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 20 - Precedential Decisions from 9/7/20 - 9/13/20 (deferral of removal, mental health institutions, standard of review, Mexico, El Salvador, asylum, unable or unwilling to control gangs)[2:03] Guerra v. Barr, No. 18-71070 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2020) deferral of removal under the CAT; mental health institution; Mexico; standard of review; de novo review[8:19] J.R. v. Barr, No. 18-72812 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2020) asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; El Salvador; Mara 18 gang *Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your...
2020-09-1415 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 19 - Precedential Decisions from 8/31/20 - 9/6/20 (continuances, due process, material support of terrorism bar, unable or unwilling to protect - asylum, deferral of removal - religious conversion, VAWA cancellation of removal)Cases as discussed in order:[01:54] Matter of R-C-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 74 (BIA 2020)continuances; abandonment of relief; good cause; motion to reconsider; motion to reopen; due process; video hearings; televideo hearings[08:18] A.A. v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 171176 (3d Cir. Sept. 2, 2020)material support of terrorism; Tier III terrorist group; state actor; asylum, withholding of removal, convention against torture; Syria; statutory interpretation; absurd results; foreign relations; refoulement; Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; terrorism exemption; terrorism waiver[13:33] Portillo-Flores v. Barr, No. 19-1591 (4th Cir. Sept. 2, 2020)asylum; unable or unwilling to control; su...
2020-09-0728 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 18 - Precedential Decisions from 8/24/20 - 8/30/20 (adverse credibility; omissions; motions to reopen: asylum, equitable tolling, and VAWA; aggravated felony perjury; reasonable fear interview)Cases as discussed in order:[03:04] Iman v. Barr, No. 17-72318 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020) adverse credibility; unresponsive testimony; omissions; asylum; Somalia[09:11] Aliyev v. Barr, No. 19-72701 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)Motion to reopen to apply for asylum; 8 C.F.R § 1003.2(c)(1); attaching application to motion[12:03] Yoon, et al. v. Barr, Nos. 17-70624, 17-70670 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020)perjury; Cal. Pen. Code § 118(a); Matter of Alvarado; INA § 101(a)(43)(S)[16:44] Soto-Vittini v. Barr, No. 19-1372 (1st Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)INA § 101(a)(43)(B); illicit trafficking in a controlled substance; mens rea; accomplice liability; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, §...
2020-08-3135 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 17 - Precedential Decisions from 8/17/20 - 8/23/20 (aggravated felony, fraud or deceit over $10,000, sexual abuse of a minor, crime of violence, drug CIMTs, derivative citizenship, jurisdiction-stripping provisions, false claim to U.S. citizenship)Cases as discussed in order:[02:16] Rampersaud v. Barr, No. 19-825 (2d Cir. Aug. 19, 2020)INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); loss exceeding $10,000; NYPL § 176.20; insurance fraud; NYPL § 155.30grand larceny; burdens[07:46] Mota v. Barr, No. 19-1385 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2020)Conn. Stat. § 21a-277(a)(1); CIMT; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); intent; reprehensible conduct; drug trafficking[10:10] Cabeda v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1835 (3d Cir. Aug. 18, 2020)INA § 101(a)(43)(A); sexual abuse of a minor; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3123(a)(7); mens rea; realistic probability test[16:26] Abdullah v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1167 (3d Cir. Aug. 20, 2020)motion for certifi...
2020-08-2434 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 16 - Precedential Decisions from 8/10/20 - 8/16/20 (asylum, reasonable relocation, aggravated felony, murder, CIMT, "admission," VAWA, sua sponte motion to reopen, incorrect charges in NTA, particular social groups, pattern and practice)Cases as discussed in order:[2:01] Akosung v. Barr, No. 17-72829 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2020)  asylum; reasonable relocation; particular social group; social distinction; marital rape; Cameroon[6:07] Syed v. Barr, No. 17-71727 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020) CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 288.3(a) vis a vis § 288: attempting to communicate with a child with the intent to commit lewd or lascivious acts upon that child; intent; knowledge; age of the child[12:02] Gomez Fernandez v. Barr, No. 19-70079 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020) aggravated felony; Cal. Pen. Code §187(a); murder; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); divisibility[17:29] Enriquez v. Barr, No. 13-72934 (9th Cir. Aug. 13...
2020-08-1739 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 15 - Precedential Decisions from 8/3/20 - 8/9/20 (aggravated felony offense relating to obstruction of justice, Matter of A-B-, domestic violence, Chevron deference, in absentia motions to reopen, TPS, crime of child abuse, circuit review)Cases as discussed in order:[01:55] Valenzuela Gallardo v. Barr, No. 18-72593 (9th Cir. Aug. 6, 2020)INA § 101(a)(43)(S) aggravated felony “offense relating to obstruction of justice”; law of the case doctrine; “relating to”; Chevron deference[08:50] Diaz-Reynoso v. Barr, No. 18-72833 (9th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020)asylum; withholding of removal; torture protection; Mexico; Matter of A-B-; particular social group - circularity [17:05] Davila v. Barr, No. 17-72173 (9th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020)asylum; domestic violence; Nicaragua; unable or unwilling to protect; cherry picking the record[20:56] Matter of Nivelo Cardenas, 28 I&N Dec. 68 (BIA 2020)motion to reopen; in absentia...
2020-08-1044 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 14 - Precedential Decisions from 7/28/20 - 8/2/20 (AG's categorical approach for aggravated felonies; CIMT; controlled substance divisibility; asylum; China; Sri Lanka; Albania; India; CAT deferral; Iraq; South Sudan)Cases as discussed in order:[01:55] Matter of Reyes, 28 I&N Dec. 52 (A.G. 2020) categorical approach; aggravated felony; theft; fraud; NY Pen. L. § 155.40(1) [10:25] Orellana v. Barr, No. 19-70164 (9th Cir. July 28, 2020) CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 646.9(a); stalking; Skidmore deference; single scheme of criminal conduct [13:46] Johnson v. Barr, No. 19-9550 (10th Cir. July 31, 2020) categorical approach; divisibility; Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-18-403.5(1), (2)(a); drug schedules [18:03] Gao v. Barr, No. 18-358 (2d Cir. July 28, 2020) asylum; credibility; religious persecution; China; Chinese Christians [21:30] Sathanthrasa v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 18-2925 (3d Cir. July 30, 2020) asylum; with...
2020-08-0343 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 13 - Precedential Decisions from 7/20/20 - 7/27/20 (divisibility, drug delivery, derivative citizenship, drug trafficking, CAT, particularly serious crimes, corroboration, TPS & admissions, asylum, credibility, prosecution vs. persecution)Cases as discussed in order:[2:31] Matter of P-B-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 43 (BIA 2020) controlled substance offenses; divisibility; ARS § 13-3407; Arizona [8:48] Dale v. Barr, No. 18-1081 (2d Cir. July 23, 2020) derivative citizenship; 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a); equal protection; New York; NYPL § 120.05(2) aggravated assault; 8 U.S.C. § 16(a) [13:41] Shire v.  Barr, No. 19-1714 (8th Cir. July 23, 2020) motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia  [15:35] Gonzalo Dominguez v. Barr, 18-72731 (9th Cir. July 21, 2020)drug trafficking aggravated felonies; divisibility; manufacturing; delivery; particularly serious crimes; Oregon Revised Statutes; ORS § 475.992(1)(a)  [22:08] Sanabria Morales v. Barr, No. 17-1634 (1st Cir. July 24...
2020-07-2744 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - "ReThinking" Immigration by Bill Crocker feat. Kevin A. GreggIn this episode of Bill Crocker's "ReThinking" podcast, Bill chats with me about my background and experiences in practicing immigration law. I hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out other ReThinking episodes at https://anchor.fm/bill-crocker or wherever you get your podcasts!Facebook: @rethinkingpodc1Twitter: @rethinkingpodc1Instagram: @Bill4EarthDISCLAIMER: Immigration Review is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and l...
2020-07-2546 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 12 - Precedential Decisions from 7/13/20 - 7/19/20 (CAT, public official, MPP, motion to suppress, PSG, former gang members, changed country conditions, firearms offense, CIMT, LPR cancellation, stop-time rule, retroactivity)Cases as discussed in order:[1:55] Matter of O-F-A-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 35 (A.G. 2020)  CAT; public official; “under color of law”; rogue official [6:01] Matter of M-D-C-V-, 28 I&N Dec. 18 (BIA 2020) Migrant Protection Protocols; MPP; applicant for admission; arriving alien; asylum; right to counsel [12:07] Millan-Hernandez v. Barr, No. 18-2107 (2d Cir. July 13, 2020) motion to suppress; motion to terminate; Fourth Amendment; egregious violation; Constitution[17:38] Ordonez Azmen v. Barr, No. 17-982 (2d Cir. July 13, 2020)asylum; particular social group; former gang members; motion to remand; changed country conditions  [24:05] Jack et al. v. Barr, 18-842, 18-1479 (2d...
2020-07-2042 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 11 - Precedential Decisions from 7/6/20 - 7/12/20 (challenging USCIS denials, changed country conditions, 212(h) waiver, inspection and admission, CIMT, petty theft, realistic probability test, firearms offense)Cases as discussed in order:[1:28] Canal A Media Holding, LLC et al. v. USCIS, No. 18-cv-24027 (11th Cir. July 8, 2020) jurisdiction; APA; L-1A visas; nonimmigrant denials; challenging USCIS action [9:43] Sharif v. Barr, No. 19-1478 (8th Cir. July 7, 2020) motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia; jurisdiction  [15:27] Kilic v. Barr, No. 19-4076 (6th Cir. July 10, 2020) 212(h) waiver; equal protection; CAT; Bosnia  [19:09] Ottey v. Barr, No. 18-834 (2d Cir July 7, 2020) inspection and admission; procedurally regular admission; burden of proof; due process; evidentiary burden; New York Penal Law § 165.5; CIMT  [23:28] Silva v. Barr, No. 16-70130 (9...
2020-07-1336 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 10 - Precedential Decisions from 6/29/20 - 7/5/20 (third-country transit rule, derivative citizenship, refugee status, particular social groups, & an exciting announcement!)Cases as discussed in order:[1:26] Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, et al. v. Trump, et al., No, 19-2117 (D.D.C. June 30, 2020) asylum; Administrate Procedures Act; APA; injunctions; third-country transit rule[8:25] Nastase v. Barr, No. 18-60264 (5th Cir. July 1, 2020) derivative citizenship; refugee status; lawful admission for permanent residence; INA § 209(c); discretionary waiver[13:30] Diaz Torres v. Barr, No. 18-70141 (9th Cir. June 29, 2020) particular social group; asylum; Mexico; Sinaloa; “agronomists who refuse to cooperate with drug cartels”*CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram...
2020-07-0621 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 9 - Precedential Decisions from 6/22/20 - 6/28/20 (credible fear habeas corpus, administrative closure, CIMT, aggravated felony, in absentia motion to reopen, changed country conditions, CAT)Cases as discussed in order:[01:44] DHS et al. v. Thuraissigiam, No. 19-161 (U.S. June 25, 2020) expedited removal; credible fear; habeas corpus; jurisdiction; due process; Suspension Clause[07:12] Meza-Morales v. Barr, No. 19-1999 (7th Cir. June 26, 2020) administrative closure; Matter of Castro Tum; U visa; INA § 212(d)(3)(A) waiver [14:04] Ortiz v. Barr, No. 19-1285 (8th Cir. June 23, 2020) CIMT; obstruction of legal process; obstruction of justice; general intent crimes [19:26] Gordon v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-14513 (11th Cir. June 24, 2020) aggravated felony; illicit trafficking; Georgia possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribut...
2020-06-2944 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewSpecial Episode - Featuring author & founder of KKTP, Ira J. Kurzban, on SCOTUS's DACA decision, the history of DACA and the APA, their practical implications, and Immigrants' ListSpecial guest Ira J. Kurzban reviews SCOTUS's DACA Decision—DHS, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al., No. 18-587 (U.S. June 18, 2020). Topics as discussed in order:[01:50] Brief Overview and Breakdown of SCOTUS Votes[04:15] DACA Ruling[04:58] History of DACA[07:44] Expanded DACA and DAPA[13:17] History of APA[17:18] APA Reviewabilty[19:34] INA Preclusion/Jurisdiction-Stripping Statutes[23:24] Rescission of DACA is "arbitrary and capricious" in violation of the APA.[30:56] Thoughts on the Dissenting and Concurring Opinions[33:48] Equal Protection Claim[34:31] Saving the Court as an Institution[37:22] Practical Implications on Pending Federal Litigation[39:20] What should DACA/DACA-eligible recipients be doi...
2020-06-2545 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 8 - Precedential Decisions from 6/15/20 - 6/21/20 (DACA, K-1 fiance visa, right to counsel, visa waiver program, PSG)Cases as discussed in order:[1:29] DHS, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al., No. 18-587 (U.S. June 18, 2020) DACA; Administrative Procedures Act; executive power [3:01] Matter of R. I. Ortega, 28 I&N Dec. 9 (BIA 2020) INA 204(c)(2); sham marriage; K-1 visa; conspiracy  [9:48] Hernandez Lara v. Barr, No. 19-1524 (1st Cir. June 15, 2020) right to counsel; due process; prejudice; continuance  [17:18] Damian Ferreyra v. Barr, Nos. 18-3021 & 19-2055 (7th Cir. June 16, 2020) visa waiver program; asylum; waiver of right to removal proceedings  [21:46] Cordoba v. Barr, 17-71655 (9th Cir. June 16, 2020) asylum; particular...
2020-06-2226 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 7 - Precedential Decisions from 6/8/20 - 6/14/20 (controlled substance, realistic probability test, CAT, changed country condition motions to reopen, unaccompanied alien minor)Cases as discussed in order:[1:11] Alexis v. Barr, No. 18-60748 (5th Cir. June 8, 2020) controlled substance; Texas; realistic probability test; categorical approach; CAT  [9:40] Tejeda v. Barr, No. 13-74391 (9th Cir. June 8, 2020) controlled substance; California; categorical approach; divisibility  [12:46] Martinez de Artiga v. Barr, No. 17-2898 (2d Cir. June 10, 2020) CAT; asylum; MS-13; gang recruitment[16:35] Matter of F-S-N-, 28 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2020) motion to reopen; changed country conditions; adverse credibility  [23:19] Garcia v. Barr, No. 19-3489 (6th Cir. June 8, 2020) unaccompanied alien minor; jurisdiction; asylum; CAT *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.com ...
2020-06-1530 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 6 - Precedential Decisions from 6/1/20 - 6/7/20 (Torture Convention, due process, derivative citizenship, CIMT, ineffective assistance of counsel)Cases as discussed in order:[1:13] Nasrallah v. Barr, No. 18-1432 (U.S. June 1, 2020)CAT; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); final order of removal[7:39] Grigoryan v. Barr, No. 16-73652 (9th Cir. June 2, 2020)asylum termination; Report of Investigation; ROI[13:06] Roy v. Barr, No. 15-72942 (9th Cir. June 4, 2020)derivative citizenship; 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a)(3); equal protection[17:56] Moran v. Barr, No. 18-73167 (9th Cir. June 2, 2020)CIMT; Cal. Veh. Code § 2800.4; vehicular flight from a police officer while driving against traffic[20:48] Point Du Jour v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 18-15235 (11th Cir. June 4, 2020)ineffective ass...
2020-06-0825 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 5 - Precedential Decisions from 5/25/20 - 5/31/20 (firearms offense, CIMT, controlled substance, aggravated felony crime of violence, asylum)Cases as discussed in order:[1:31] Williams v. Barr, No. 18-2535 (2nd Cir. May 27, 2020)antique firearms exception; INA § 237(a)(2)(C); categorical approach; realistic probability test[7:30] Mendez v. Barr, No. 18-801 (2nd Cir. May 27, 2020)CIMTs; Matter of Mendez, 27 I&N Dec. 219, 225 (BIA 2018); 18 U.S.C. § 4; misprision of a felony[14:54] Kondjoua v. Barr, No. 16-296 (2nd Cir. May 28, 2020)aggravated felony; crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); sexual assault; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-72a(a)(1)[20:38] Bannister et al. v. Barr, No. 18-2638 (8th Cir. May 26, 2020) controlled substance offenses; categorical approach; Minn...
2020-06-0132 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 4 - Precedential Decisions from 5/18/20 - 5/24/20 (asylum, withholding of removal, domestic violence, pardons, ineffective assistance of counsel, u-visa)Cases as discussed in order:[01:33] Guzman Vazquez v. Barr, No. 19-3417 (6th Cir. May 18, 2020)withholding of removal; “one central reason”; nexus; corroboration; opportunity to explain[11:02] Juan Antonio v. Barr, No. 18-3500 (6th Cir. May 19, 2020)asylum; particular social group; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-R-C-G-, domestic violence; indigenous; Guatemala[18:30] Matter of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., 27 I&N Dec. 837 (DIR 2020) non-attorney accreditation; EOIR Director; reconsideration [21:46] Thompson v. Barr, No. 18-1823 (1st Cir. May 21, 2020)sua sponte motion to reopen; pardons; INA 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); jurisdiction[26:47] Alvarez-Espino v. Barr, No. 19-2289 (7th Cir. M...
2020-05-2532 minImmigration Review
Immigration ReviewEp. 3 - Precedential Decisions from 5/11/20 - 5/17/20 (sua sponte motion to reopen, agency deference, jurisdiction, retroactivity, CIMT, evidence, due process, asylum)Cases as discussed in order:[01:20] Reyes Vargas v. Barr, No. 17-9549 (10th Cir. May 14, 2020) sua sponte motion to reopen; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(1); departure bar; jurisdiction; Kisor; Auer; agency deference[10:30] Diaz Ortiz v. Barr, No. 19-1620 (1st Cir. May 15, 2020)asylum; El Salvador; MS-13; gangs; adverse credibility, evidentiary admissibility; due process[13:38] Francisco v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2700 (3d Cir. May 15, 2020)CIMT; theft; Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga; retroactivity[16:45] Munoz-Granados v. Barr, No. 19-60758 (5th Cir. May 12, 2020)asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; Mexico; past persecution; death threats; gangs; pers...
2020-05-1826 min