9/11/23
USA v. Minter, No. 21-3102 (2d Cir. Sept. 6, 2023)
- sale of cocaine; N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39; serious drug offense; definition of isomer; realistic probability test
Matter of C-G-T-, 28 I&N Dec. 740 (BIA 2023)
- one-year deadline; gay men in the Dominican Republic; reasonableness of reporting harm to police; reporting harm as child; sexual identity as immutable; statement of persecutor and nexus
Ponce-Flores v. Garland, No. 21-2377 (4th Cir. Sept. 6, 2023)
- gang-based CAT deferral; aggregate torture; police corruption; acquiescence; former gang member; MS-13; harm in U.S. prison; Honduras
Velázquez v. Garland, No. 22-9576 (10th Cir. Sept. 8, 2023)
- voluntary departure; deadline on a weekend; extending statutory deadline; motion to reopen; failure to depart
Martinez-De Umana v. Garland, No. 22-60340 (5th Cir. Sept. 8, 2023)
- gang-based asylum fear; MS-13; Matter of Fuentes; fear because prison guard or police officer; Dr. Thomas Boerman; considering expert testimony; Ministry of Justice; El Salvador
Alonso-Juarez v. Garland, No. 15-72821 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2023)
- reasonable fear review; Nasrallah; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel; Santos-Zacaria; Suspension Clause