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Ep. 16 - Precedential Decisions from 8/10/20 - 8/16/20

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8/17/20

Akosung v. Barr, No. 17-72829 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2020)

  • asylum; reasonable relocation; particular social group; social distinction; marital rape; Cameroon

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

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

Enriquez v. Barr, No. 13-72934 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)

  • VAWA; admission; admitted in any status; LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a)

Lopez-Garcia et al. v. Barr, No. 19-2081 (7th Cir. Aug. 11, 2020)

  • motion to reconsider and motion to reopen to apply for asylum

Salazar-Marroquin v. Barr, No. 19-1669 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)

  • motion to reopen; sua sponte; incorrect charge in NTA; Pereira and Ortizmotion to terminate; prejudice

Fatima Fuentes v. Barr, No. 19-1773 (8th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020)

  • asylum; particular social group; family claims; El Salvador

Lingeswaran v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-13489 (11th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)

  • asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture; Sri Lanka