12/16/24
- United States v. Burwell, No. 16-3009 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 9, 2024) – crime of violence; divisibility; Federal bank robbery in violation of U.S.C. § 2113(a); common law robbery; Mathis peek; jury instructions
- Treez, Inc. v. DHS, Case No. 22-cv-07027 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 3, 2024) – marijuana dispensary; H-1B; aiding and abetting controlled substance act violation
Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, et al., No. 23-583 (U.S. Dec. 10, 2024)
- revocation of I-130 petition; INA § 204(c); jurisdiction; discretion; may; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii)
Matter of Dominguez Reyes, 28 I&N Dec. 878 (BIA 2024)
- amount of loss; circumstance specific approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(D); certification of criminal documents
Quito-Guachichulca v. Garland, No. 23-1069 (8th Cir. Dec. 9, 2024)
- aggravated felony rape; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); sexual abuse; digital penetration; statutory interpretation; survey of state case law; res judicata
Mondzali Bopaka v. Garland, No. 21-1384 (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024)
- adverse credibility; motion to reopen to submit new evidence; I-589 errors and omissions; inconsistencies; ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; Republic of the Congo
Lopez-Quinteros v. Garland, No. 23-1890 (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024)
- family based particular social group; business owners; mixed motive; gang extortion; El Salvador