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Lapadat, et al. v. Bondi, No. 23-1745 (9th Cir. Feb. 12, 2025)
- past persecution; being shot; attempted kidnapping; death & rape threats; IJ mischaracterizing testimony; Roma; “gypsies”; pernicious maltreatment; no requirement for lasting injuries; disfavored group analysis for well founded fear; relevance of EU policy
Perez-Perez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 23-4240 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2025)
- FRAP 15(a)(2)(A); listing names of petitioners in case caption
Murillo-Chavez v. Bondi, No. 23-1997 (9th Cir. Feb. 13, 2025)
- firearms offense; INA § 237(a)(2)(C); antique firearms exception; divisibility; O.R.S. § 166.250; admitted in any status for LPR cancellation; stop-time rule; SIJ status; Supreme Court effectively overruling precedent; criminal mistreatment in violation of O.R.S. § 163.205; CIMT definition & analysis post-Loper Bright
Ikome v. Bondi, No. 22-60606 (5th Cir. Feb. 12, 2025)
- continuance; motion to remand; Patel &Wilkinson; jurisdiction to consider adjustment of status continuance; motion to remand where I-130 approved; due diligence
Porter v. Bondi, No. 24-3125 (6th Cir. Jan. 24, 2025)
- possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248; no need for renumeration; CSA felony; methamphetamine isomers; drug divisibility
Sanches Alves v. Bondi, No. 24-1258 (1st Cir. Feb. 12, 2025)
- domestic violence-type asylum claim; nexus; personal dispute
Phimmady v. Bondi, No. 24-1330 (1st Cir. Feb. 10, 2025)
- sua sponte motion to reopen due to vacated conviction; BIA settled course of adjudication; using unpublished BIA decisions; diligence
Ferchichi v. Bondi, No. 23-1123 (8th Cir. Feb. 14, 2025)
- inadequate medical care; nexus; spina bifida; mixed motive; future persecution; Algeria