1/24/22
Ode to the Loaf
Da Graca v. Garland, No. 20-1607 (1st Cir. Jan. 18, 2022)
- Rhode Island Gen. L. § 31-9-1; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); aggravated felony theft offense; joyriding; realistic probability test; state statutory framework as a whole
Matter of Laguerre, 28 I&N Dec. 437 (BIA 2022)
- law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); divisibility; N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10(a)(1); elements vs. means; double jeopardy; Mathis peak; disregarding state case law
Matter of Laparra, 28 I&N Dec. 425 (BIA 2022)
- deficient NTA; in absentia motions to reopen; statutory interpretation; use of the word “the”; Niz-Chavez
USA v. Gomez Gomez, No. 17-20526 (5th Cir. Jan. 18, 2022)
- aggravated assault in violation of Tex. Pen. Code § 22.01(a)(1); Borden; aggravated felony crime of violence; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); recklessness
Diaz Esparza v. Garland, No. 19-60699 (5th Cir. Jan. 17, 2022)
- CIMT; res judicata; recklessness; deadly conduct in violation of Tex. Pen. Code § 22.05(a); evading arrest with a motor vehicle in violation of Tex. Pen. Code § 38.04; admission and adjustment of status