11/22/21
Jathursan v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 20-10003 (11th Cir. Nov. 17, 2021)
- asylum; failed asylum seeker; pattern or practice of persecution; failure to give reasoned consideration; issue exhaustion; CAT; Elam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP); Sri Lanka
Matter of A. Valenzuela, 28 I&N Dec. 418 (BIA 2021)
- aggravated felony crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); violent force; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); violence against property; carjacking in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 215(a)
De Carvalho v. Garland, No. 20-1711 (1st Cir. Nov. 17, 2021)
- possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 94C § 32A(a); particularly serious crime; Matter of Y-L-; presumptions; CAT; police officers; Matter of R-A-F- and de novo review; Cape Verde
Maradia v. Garland, No. 20-60714 (5th Cir. Nov. 17, 2021)
- Order to Show Cause; in absentia motion to reopen; Niz-Chavez; Pereira
Goulart v. Garland, No. 19-72007 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2021)
- equitable tolling; change in law; motion to reconsider; fiery concurrences and dissents