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Ep. 84 - Precedential Decisions from 11/29/2021 - 12/5/2021

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12/6/21

Zometa-Orellana v. Garland, No. 21-0271 (6th Cir. Nov. 29, 2021)

  • gender/domestic violence based asylum; Matter of A-B-; A-R-C-G-; sufficiency of BIA analysis; unable or unwilling to protect; reasonable relocation; El Salvador

Pugin v. Garland, No. 20-1363 (4th Cir. Nov. 30, 2021)

  • aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); obstruction of justice; Chevron deference of criminal statute; ambiguity; Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo II; “relating to”; specific intent

Kumar v. Garland, No. 17-73412 (9th Cir. Nov. 30, 2021)

  • adverse credibility; omissions; inconsistencies; recitation demeanor; injury speculation; totality of circumstances; Alam; asylum; BSP; India

Villegas-Castro v. Garland, No. 20-9593 (10th Cir. Dec. 2, 2021)

  • IJ authority on BIA remand; amendment to asylum application; limiting language; sexual battery; particularly serious crime

Tarango-Delgado v. Garland, No. 19-9615 (10th Cir. Dec. 2, 2021)

  • reinstatement; Padilla; motion to reopen; gross miscarriage of justice; nunc pro tunc; unclean hands; right to file motion to reopen

Spagnol-Bastos v. Garland, No. 20-60139 (5th Cir. Dec. 3, 2021)

  • deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; no-notice; updating address; Rodriguez v. Garland; Pereira and Niz-Chavez