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Hylton v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-14825 (11th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021)
- aggravated felony; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii); statutory interpretation; denaturalization; Chevron and Brand-X deference; rule of lenity; prior-construction canon
Matter of Al Sabsabi, 28 I&N Dec. 269 (BIA 2021)
- CIMT; impairing government functions; conspiracy, underlying offense; 18 U.S.C. § 371; selling counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 473; divisibility
Matter of Vucetic, 28 I&N Dec. 276 (BIA 2021)
- CIMT; DUI; unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in violation of New York Vehicle & Traffic Law § 511(3)(a)(i); mens rea; recklessness; realistic probability test
Cruz Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 19-60456 (5th Cir. Apr. 1, 2021)
- res judicata; Texas robbery; nucleus of operative facts
Meza-Vazquez v. Garland, No. 15-72672 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2021)
- Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”); 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d); substantially justified; asylum; LGBT; Mexico
Silva v. Garland, No. 16-70130 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 2021)
- CIMT; petty theft; Cal. Pen Code § 484(a); categorical approach; changed country condition motions to reopen; Philippines; retroactivity; Matter of Diaz Lizzaraga