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Intro + Nakka, et al. v. USCIS (CA9) and United States v. Valdivias-Soto (CA9)
- Indian derivative visas and CSPA; translation errors in removal proceedings and right to counsel
United States v. Munoz, No. 22-11574 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)
- denaturalization; clearly erroneous; collateral estoppel; judicial estoppel; date of conspiracy and other criminal indictments; necessary for conviction
Joshi v. Garland, No. 23-1236 (4th Cir. Aug. 8, 2024)
- involuntary mental health confinement as persecution; prosecution as persecution; parens patriae; electroconvulsive therapy
Garcia Cortes v. Garland, No. 22-1930 (4th Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)
- exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; review of whether IJ considered all evidence; rejecting expert therapist opinion and predictive findings
Bustos-Millan v. Garland, No. 21-2889 (7th Cir. Aug. 6, 2024)
- attorney unpreparedness; ineffective assistance of counsel; continuance; due process
Lafortune v. Garland, No. 23-1617 (1st Cir. Aug. 5, 2024)
- particularly serious crime; N-A-M- two-step analysis; elements based approach not required; conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; CAT claims and Haiti
Gonzalez-Arevalo v. Garland, No. 23-1341 (1st Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)
- nexus; gang retribution against family; relying on speculative noncitizen testimony; mixed motive; Guatemala
De Oliveira Rodrigues v. Garland, No. 23-2081 (1st Cir. Aug. 8, 2024)
- adverse credibility; omissions from credible fear interview; omissions from written affidavit; failure to corroborate; inconsistencies
Tista-Ruiz de Ajualip v. Garland, No. 23-3274 (6th Cir. Aug. 9, 2024)
- IJ and BIA independent duty to review the record for viable PSG and anti-circularity; Matter of A-B-; domestic violence; Matter of W-Y-C-& H-O-B-; unable or unwilling; Guatemala