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Hernandez-Martinez v. Garland, No. 21-1448 (1st Cir. Feb. 2, 2023)
- CAT; torture definition; single act; single incident; business owners in Guatemala who have high profit; severity of harm
Aguilar-Escoto v. Garland, No. 18-1590 (1st Cir. Feb. 7, 2023)
- withholding of removal notwithstanding adverse credibility finding; corroboration; failure to consider evidence; domestic violence; Honduras; de novo review of past persecution; Patel
Barnica-Lopez v. Garland, No. 21-1313 (1st Cir. Feb. 8, 2023)
- nexus; one central reason; family membership; revenge; W-Y-C- & H-O-B-; Honduras
Barnica-Lopez v. Garland, No. 21-1313 (1st Cir. Feb. 8, 2023)
- nexus; one central reason; family membership; revenge; W-Y-C- & H-O-B-; Honduras
Matter of J-L-L-, 28 I&N Dec. 684 (BIA 2023)
- deficient case initiating document; Form I-122; exclusion; Niz-Chavez and Pereira; non-LPR cancellation of removal
Adjei v. Mayorkas, No. 21-1615 (4th Cir. Feb. 7, 2023)
- Virginia divorce law; domicile in foreign country; Ghana marriage and divorce law; comity; Full Faith and Credit
Mohndamenang v. Garland, No. 21-60380 (5th Cir. Feb. 6, 2023)
- corroboration; Matter of L-A-C-; affidavits; Cameroon
Hernandez v. Garland, No. 22-3120 (6th Cir. Feb. 6, 2023)
- good moral character; Patel; Guerro Lasprilla; weighing evidence; mixed question of law and fact; non-LPR cancellation; DUI; Castillo-Perez
Hernandez v. Garland, No. 22-3120 (6th Cir. Feb. 6, 2023)
- good moral character; Patel; Guerro Lasprilla; weighing evidence; mixed question of law and fact; non-LPR cancellation; DUI; Castillo-Perez
Islas-Saldana v. Garland, No. 22-1366 (8th Cir. Feb. 7, 2023)
- motion to reconsider; administrative closure; abuse of discretion
Aguilar Montecinos v. Garland, No. 21-2333 (8th Cir. Feb. 10, 2023)
- nexus; fear of gangs; power of MS-13; extortion as persecution; Honduras; Chenery ; harmless error