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Ep. 3 - Precedential Decisions from 5/11/20 - 5/17/20

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5/18/20

Reyes Vargas v. Barr, No. 17-9549 (10th Cir. May 14, 2020)

  • sua sponte motion to reopen; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(1); departure bar; jurisdiction; Kisor; Auer; agency deference

Diaz Ortiz v. Barr, No. 19-1620 (1st Cir. May 15, 2020)

  • asylum; El Salvador; MS-13; gangs; adverse credibility, evidentiary admissibility; due process

Francisco v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2700 (3d Cir. May 15, 2020)

  • CIMT; theft; Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga; retroactivity

Munoz-Granados v. Barr, No. 19-60758 (5th Cir. May 12, 2020)

  • asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; Mexico; past persecution; death threats; gangs; persecution of family members; burdens

Lona v. Barr, No. 17-70329 (9th Cir. May 15, 2020)

  • sua sponte motion to reopen; sua sponte motion reconsider; fundamental change in law; equitable tolling