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Barseghyan v. Garland, No. 16-72849 (9th Cir. July 8, 2022)
- credibility; asylum; inconsistency; Alam; past persecution; totality of circumstances; opportunity to explain; plausibility; Armenia
Gudiel-Villatoro v. Garland, No. 20-61050 (5th Cir. July 8, 2022)
- deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; Rodriguez; failure to update address; failure to provide address; Spagnol-Bastos
Daye v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 20-14340 (11th Cir. July 6, 2022)
- CIMT; drug trafficking; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.01; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-256; intent to distribute; conspiracy; mens rea; conspiracy; morally reprehensible
Rivera Vega v. Garland, No. 19-71750 (9th Cir. July 8, 2022)
- reinstatement with adjustment of status application pending before USCIS; INA § 212(a)(9)(C); IIRIRA; retroactivity; right to counsel; reasonable fear review
Brito v. Garland, No. 21-1278 (7th Cir. July 7, 2022)
- clear error review; standard of review; speculation; DHS appeal; temporary BIA members; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(a)(4); Familia Michoacan cartel; CAT; Mexico