Cases discussed on the Immigration Review Podcast
3/1/21
Oliveira v. Wilkinson, No. 19-1258 (1st Cir. Feb. 22, 2021)
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- INA § 245(i) adjustment of status; approvable when filed; meritorious in fact; Matter of Butt
Matter of L-L-P-, 28 I&N Dec. 241 (BIA 2021)
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- special rule cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b)(2); statutory construction; legislative intent
Molina-Diaz v. Wilkinson, No. 15-2321 (1st Cir. Feb. 25, 2021)
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- clean credibility finding; adverse credibility; presumption of credibility; corroboration; Honduras; MUCA; CAT; withholding of removal
Zelaya-Moreno v. Wilkinson, No. 17-2284 (2d Cir. Feb. 26, 2021)
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- political opinion; gang recruitment; opposition to corruption; El Salvador
Sunuwar v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2091 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2021)
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- particularly serious crime; Matter of N-A-M-; length of sentence; strangulation under 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2718(a); contempt under 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6114(a) for disobeying a protective order; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii), violation of protective order; adverse credibility
Lazo v. Wilkinson, No. 14-73182 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021)
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- controlled substance offense; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); California Health and Safety Code § 11350; divisibility; jury instructions
2/22/21
Chacon v. Wilkinson, No. 18-71515 (9th Cir. Feb. 18, 2021)
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- particularly serious crime; importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A); aggravated felony; illicit trafficking in firearms; categorical approach
Naranjo Garcia v. Wilkinson, No. 19-72803 (9th Cir. Feb. 18, 2021)
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- nexus; mixed motive; asylum; particular social group; family; property owner; gang recruitment; “one reason” and “a reason” for withholding of removal
2/14/21
Diaz De Gomez v. Wilkinson, No. 19-2115 (4th Cir. Feb. 8, 2021)
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- asylum; nexus; particular social group; nuclear family; extortion; gang recruitment; death threats; Los Zetas; Guatemala; Matter of A-B- II; Matter of L-E-A- II
Macedo Templos v. Wilkinson, No. 15-73122 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2021)
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- withholding of removal; particular social group; nexus; “Mexican wealthy business owners”; Convention Against Torture; “rogue official”
Santos-Ponce v. Wilkinson, No. 18-72433 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2021)
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- asylum; particular social group; “young Christian males who resist gang recruitment”; Honduras
Zaruma-Guaman v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1533 (1st Cir. Feb. 9, 2021)
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- asylum; adverse credibility; inconsistencies; sworn statement; Ecuador
Shazi v. Wilkinson, No. 19-2842 (8th Cir. Feb. 11, 2021)
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- particularly serious crime; Matter of G-G-S-; mental health; terroristic threats; Nasrallah – particularly serious crime; withholding; Iraq
Gallina v. Wilkinson, No. 17-4058 (2d Cir. Feb. 12, 2021)
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- deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture; “other procedures” under CAT regulations; mafia; solitary confinement; Italy
Perez-Perez v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1048 (7th Cir. Feb. 11, 2021)
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- motion to reopen; in absentia; deportation proceedings; Periera v. Sessions; Order to Show Cause
2/8/21
Barahona v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1546 (8th Cir. Feb. 3, 2021)
- serious non-political crime; asylum; probable cause; INA §§ 208(b)(2)(A)(iii), 241(b)(3)(B)(iii); burdens; Interpol Red Notice
Tibakweitira v. Wilkinson, No. 18-60459 (5th Cir. Feb. 2, 2021)
- withholding of removal; jurisdiction; particularly serious crime; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); Nasrallah; three member panel (BIA) and due process; motion to reopen
Martinez-Baez v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1078 (7th Cir. Feb. 1, 2021)
- corroboration; credibility; cancellation of removal; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B); INA § 242(a)(2)(D); statutory headings; Guerrero-Lasprilla
Tomczyk v. Wilkinson, No. 16-72926 (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2021)
- reinstatement; INA § 241(a)(5); illegal entry; procedurally proper admission; waive through; statutory analysis
2/1/21
Amaya v. Rosen, No. 19-1619 (4th Cir. Jan. 25, 2021)
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- asylum; particular social group; particularity; former gang members; MS-13; El Salvador
Kaur v. Wilkinson, No. 18-73001 (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2021)
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- past persecution; attempted gang rape; sexual violence; nexus to government actor even when political party not in power; India; Mann Party
Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021)
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- asylum; particular social group; social distinction; gangs; criminal witnesses; public testimony; MS-13; persecution in the United States
Matter of Viera-Garcia and Ordonez-Viera, 28 I&N Dec. 223 (BIA 2021)
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- NTA; Pereira v. Sessions; voluntary departure; INA § 240B(b); stop-time rule
Munoz-Rivera v. Wilkinson, No. 19-60376 (5th Cir. Jan. 27, 2021)
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- crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT); deception; use of an unauthorized social security number in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(7)(B)
Granados Benitez v. Wilkinson, No. 20-1541 (1st Cir. Jan. 28, 2021)
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- motion to reopen; changed circumstances; additional evidence; continuances; Matter of L-A-B-R-; U-Visa
1/25/21
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1/25/21
Matter of Dikhtyar, 28 I&N Dec. 214 (BIA 2021)
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- modified categorical approach; divisibility; Utah Code § 58-37-8(2)(a)(i); controlled substance offenses; different penalties
Nkomo v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2781 (3d Cir. Jan. 21, 2021)
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- motion to reopen; equitable tolling; exhaustion
1/18/21
Matter of A-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 199 (A.G. 2021)
- past persecution; unable or unwilling; relocation; nexus; but-for cause; Brand-X and Chevron
Al Amiri v. Rosen, No. 19-1447 (1st Cir. Jan. 11, 2021)
- asylum; Iraq; objectively reasonable fear; nexus; trips to country of removal
Hussein v. Rosen, No. 18-70780 (9th Cir. Jan. 11, 2021)
- asylum; due process rights of pro se respondents; IJ’s duty to develop the record
Hassan v. Rosen, No. 19-2918 (8th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021)
- CAT deferral; minority clan; Somalia; acquiescence and willful blindness; repatriation program for Al-Shabaab defectors
E.A.C.A. v. Rosen, No. 20-3216 (6th Cir. Jan. 12, 2021)
- motion to reopen; in absentia; exceptional circumstances; child birth; totality of circumstances; minor child
Zelaya Diaz v. Rosen, No. 20-1304 (7th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021)
- administrative closure; Accardi doctrine; repapering; cancellation of removal
Meraz-Saucedo v. Rosen, No. 20-1438 (7th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021)
- cancellation of removal; Pereira; timeliness; prejudice; Matter of Mendoza-Hernandez; nexus
1/11/21
Matter of O-M-O-, 28 I&N Dec. 191 (BIA 2021)
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- adverse credibility; fraudulent document finding; IJ authority; expert testimony
Velasquez Alvarado v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 20-10599 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2021)
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- asylum; particular social group; women unable to leave their relationship; Matter of A-B-; women viewed as property
Ovalles v. Rosen, No. 17-60498 (5th Cir. Jan. 6, 2021)
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- motions to reopen; equitable tolling; change in law
Singh v. Rosen, No. 20-3127 (6th Cir. Jan. 7, 2021)
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- cancellation of removal; mixed question of law and fact; jurisdiction; standards of review; hardship; Pereira; stop time rule
1/4/21
Mendoza-Flores v. Rosen, No. 19-60225 (5th Cir. Dec. 29, 2020)
- mootness; removal from the U.S.; collateral legal consequences; T-Visa
Flores v. Rosen, No. 17-72888 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2020)
- Special Agricultural Worker program (SAW); admissibility; statutory construction
USA v. Al-Muwwakkil, No. 18-6201 (4th Cir. Dec. 28, 2020)
- violent felony; ACCA; crime of violence aggravated felony; divisibility; categorical approach; attempted rape in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.1-44; burglary in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-90
Garcia-Simisterra v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-13848 (11th Cir. Dec. 30, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i) aggravated felony; +$10,000 amount of loss; circumstance specific approach; plea agreement; nolo contender plea; withhold adjudication of guilt
12/28/20
Matter of Rivera-Mendoza, 28 I&N Dec. 184 (BIA 2020)
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.545(1); crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i)
Rad v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1404 (3d Cir. Dec. 21, 2020)
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- aggravated felony; INA §§ 101(a)(43)(M)(i) and 101(a)(43)(U); deceit; $10,000 amount; CAN-SPAM Act; 18 U.S.C. § 1037(a); Chenery doctrine
Mohamed v. Barr, No. 19-3356 (8th Cir. Dec. 23, 2020)
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- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia; in absentia
Pojoy-De Leon v. Barr, No. 19-1006 (1st Cir. Dec. 21, 2020)
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- asylum; nexus; particular social group; “Guatemalan women”
Ruiz Varela v. Barr, No. 19-1994 (1st Cir. Dec. 23, 2020)
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- withholding of removal; particular social group; “immediate family”; Honduras
Minh Nguyen v. Barr, No. 17-72197 (9th Cir. Dec. 21, 2020)
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- asylum; particular social group; drug users; Vietnam; 2008 repatriation agreement
12/21/20
Matter of M-A-M-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2020)
- asylum; expert testimony; particular social group; nexus; family-based groups; cartels in Mexico; Ren v. Holder, continuances, and corroborating evidence
Marquez-Paz v. Barr, No. 19-2230 (1st Cir. Dec. 18, 2020)
- asylum; withholding of removal; nexus to a protected ground; Honduran landowners
Addo v. Barr, No. 18-9560 (10th Cir. Dec. 14, 2020)
- asylum; Ghana; reasonable relocation; tribes
Hernandez-Alvarez v. Barr, No. 20-1459 (7th Cir. Dec. 16, 2020)
- motion to reconsider; motion to reopen; equitable tolling; departure bar; sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; change in law
Smith v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12622 (11th Cir. Dec. 18, 2020)
- CIMT; Florida vehicular homicide; Fla. Stat. § 782.071; reckless mens rea; vile or depraved conduct
12/14/20
Dos Santos v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12383 (11th Cir. Dec. 11, 2020)
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- admissions and concessions; “egregious circumstances”; binding on litigants; prejudice
Singh, et al. v Barr, No. 19-70932 (9th Cir. Dec. 9, 2020)
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- credible fear; expedited removal; INA § 242; jurisdiction; motion to reopen
Igiebor v. Barr, No. 19-9579 (10th Cir. Dec. 7, 2020)
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- Convention Against Torture (CAT); homosexuality; Nigeria; facilitating return and mootness after removal pending petition; “extraordinary circumstances”; 8 C.F.R. § 1287.6(b) and authentication
12/07/20
Matter of Melgar, 28 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2020)
- ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada; prejudice; Utah Code Ann. § 76-5 109(3)(B); crime of child abuse, abandon, or neglect
Alfaro-Garcia v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12068 (11th Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)
- motion to reopen after removal; reinstatement; jurisdiction
Medina Tovar, et. al. v. Zuchowski, et. al. , No. 18-35072 (9th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020)
- U-Visas; U-nonimmigrant status; Special Appearance by Jesse Imbriano, Legal Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center
Mahmoud v. Barr, No. 19-1777 (1st Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)
- abandonment of LPR status; burdens; applicant for admission
11/30/20
Matter of Padilla Rodriguez, 28 I&N Dec. 164 (BIA 2020)
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- Temporary Protected Status (TPS); admission; adjustment of status
Bedoya v. Barr, No. 19-1930 (4th Cir. Nov. 25, 2020)
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- asylum; past persecution; death threats; Colombia; Colombian police officer
Hernandez-Serrano v. Barr, No. 20-0367 (6th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)
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- Administrative closure; regulatory interpretation
Barrados-Zarate v. Barr, No. 20-1040 (7th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)
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- issue exhaustion; jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; Mexico
Moallin v. Barr, No. 19-2743 (8th Cir. Nov. 23, 2020)
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- Convention Against Torture (CAT); Somalia
Vega-Anguiano v. Barr, No. 15-72999 (9th Cir. Nov. 24, 2020)
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- reinstatement; gross miscarriage of justice; executing final order; jurisdiction
11/23/20
Sanchez Rosales et al. v. Barr, No. 18-70666 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020)
- motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; in absentia; notario
Castillo v. Barr, No. 19-72745 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2020)
- Convention Against Torture (CAT); El Salvador; expert testimony; standard for reviewing expert testimony; gang activity; MS-13
Celicourt v. Barr, No. 20-1201 (1st Cir. Nov. 17, 2020)
- asylum; evidentiary burden; pattern and practice; evidentiary standard; Haiti; political party in Haiti
11/16/20
Matter of H-Y-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 156 (BIA 2020)
- motion to reopen; sua sponte; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; frivolous finding; Lozada in the 3d Circuit
Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice
Wambura v. Barr, No. 19-1360 (4th Cir. Nov. 13, 2020)
- burdens; relief; aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 amount of loss; corroboration; CAT deferral; Tanzania
11/9/20
Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 120 (A.G. 2020)
- persecutor bar; asylum and withholding of removal; duress and voluntariness; history of asylum; 1967 protocol; evidentiary burden
Khan v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1427 (3d Cir. Nov. 3, 2020)
- LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a); stop-time rule; statutory interpretation; vacated conviction; Conn. Gen. Stat § 21a-279(c) for possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana
Suate-Orellana v. Barr, No. 19-60729 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2020)
- adverse credibility; motion to remand for new evidence; materiality; withholding of removal; particular social group; gang recruitment; Honduras
11/2/20
Matter of Pak, 28 I&N Dec. 113 (BIA 2020)
- I-130; fraudulent marriage; INA § 204(c); substantial and probative evidence standard
Velasco Lopez v. Decker, et al., No. 19-2284 (2d Cir. Oct. 27, 2020)
- detention; INA § 236(a); due process; Jennings v. Rodriguez
Amaya-De Sicaran v. Barr, No. 18-1915 (4th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)
- asylum; domestic violence;Matter of A-B-; anti-circularity; particular social group; El Salvador
Londono-Gonzalez v. Barr, No. 16-60766 (5th Cir. Oct. 26, 2020)
- motion to reopen; INA § 212(c); INA § 242(a)(2)(C); due diligence; equitable tolling
Morales Bribiesca v. Barr, No. 20-0348 (6th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)
- alien smuggling; INA § 212(a)(6)(E)(i); clear, unequivocal, and convincing standard
Velasquez v. Barr, et al., No. 19-1148 (8th Cir. Oct. 27, 2020)
- TPS; inspected and admitted; statutory interpretation
Velasquez-Rios et al. v. Barr, No. 18-72990 (9th Cir. Oct. 28, 2020)
- Penal Code § 18.5; CIMT; cancellation of removal; sentence of one year or more; federalism
Medina-Rodriguez v. Barr, No. 19-72681 (9th Cir. Oct. 30, 2020)
- drug trafficking aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11359; marijuana; categorical approach – date of conviction analysis
10/26/20
Grijalva Martinez v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 191740 (3d Cir. Oct. 21, 2020)
- aggravated felony; criminal sexual contact – N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:14-3(b) and 2C:14-2(c)(4); endangering the welfare of children – N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-4(a)(1); particularly serious crime
Ortega-Lopez v. Barr, No. 18-72441 (9th Cir. Oct. 20, 2020)
- CIMT; Chevron deference; 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1); animal fighting; cancellation of removal; INA §240A(b)(1)(C)
Martinez-Perez v. Barr, 947 F.3d 1273 (10th Cir. 2020)
- cancellation of removal; age-out (age out) of qualifying relative
10/19/20
Hincapie-Zapata v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-10229 (11th Cir. Oct. 13, 2020)
- material support of terrorism; INA § 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(I), (iv)(VI); duress; de minimus support
Hernandez-Cartagena v. Barr, No. 19-1823 (4th Cir. Oct. 14, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; family; nexus; El Salvador
Larios v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-2594 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2020)
- CIMT; terroristic threats; modified categorical approach; divisibility; mens rea; recklessness; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:12-3(a)
Cortes-Maldonado v. Barr, No. 18-70927 (9th Cir. Oct. 15, 2020)
- aggravated felony; illicit trafficking in a controlled substance; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); commercial activity; solicitation; inchoate offenses; Or. Rev. Stat. § 475.860
Mukulumbutu v. Barr, No. 18-70927 (9th Cir. Oct. 15, 2020)
- adverse credibility; inconsistencies and omissions; border interview; asylum; Democratic Republic of Congo; due process
10/12/20
Matter of Voss, 28 I&N Dec. 107 (BIA 2020)
- INA § 240A(b); LPR cancellation of removal; affect of receiving immigration relief; DHS authority to charge; INA § 212(c)
Jimenez-Aguilar v. Barr, No. 19-1917 (7th Cir. Oct. 6, 2020)
- 8 C.F.R. § 1240.11(c)(1); IJ failure to warn; definition of persecution; definition of harm; deference; gang violence; Honduras
10/7/20
Immigrant Legal Resource Center, et al. v. Wolf, et al. (NDCA Sept. 29, 2020)
- preliminary injunction; USCIS fees; executive authority
Zhakira v. Barr, No. 18-1470 (1st Cir. Oct. 2, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; westernized individuals; Al Shabab; Kenya
Hernandez-Morales v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 193000 (3d Cir. Oct. 1, 2020)
- jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(i); criminal-alien bar; Guerrero-Lasprilla
Mirambeaux v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 193224 (3d Cir. Oct. 2, 2020)
- continuances; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); due process; Guerrero-Lasprilla; Nasrallah
Velasquez-Gaspar v. Barr, No. 17-71964 (9th Cir. Sept. 30, 2020)
- asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; domestic violence; women; El Salvador
9/28/20
Matter of A-C-A-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 84 (A.G. 2020)
- asylum; humanitarian asylum; particular social group; nexus; Salvadoran women; El Salvador
Matter of J-G-T-, 28 I&N Dec. 97 (BIA 2020)
- expert testimony; State Department reports; Iran; Mexico
Torres v. Barr, No. 13-70653 (9th Cir. Sept. 24, 2020)
- inadmissibility; INA § 212(a)(7)(a)(i)(I); INA § 212(a)(6)(A)(i); statutory interpretation; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Loja-Tene v. Barr, No. 19-2192 (1st Cir. Sept. 21, 2020)
- asylum; nexus; family group; criminal recruitment; Ecuador
Lee v. Barr, No. 19-1516 (1st Cir. Sept. 22, 2020)
- continuances; withholding of removal; wealthy immigrants; particular social group; Jamaica; voluntary departure
Avitso v. Barr, No. 20-1117 (8th Cir. Sept. 22, 2020)
- motion to reopen; in absentia; ineffective assistance of counsel; substantial compliance with Matter of Lozada
9/21/20
Ramos et al. v. Wolf et al., No. 18-16981 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2020)
- TPS; jurisdiction; APA; equal protection
Bare v. Barr, No. 17-73269 (9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2020)
- asylum-only proceedings; inadmissibly and asylee status; changing from stowaway to asylee status; 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); particularly serious crime; Matter of N-A-M-; Somalia
Safaryan v. Barr, No. 16-74039 (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2020)
- CIMT; Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(1), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm; Matter of Wu; Chevron deference
Rodriguez v. Barr, No. 18-1070 (2d Cir. Sept. 18, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(A) – sexual abuse of minor; aggravated felony; New York Penal Law § 130.65(3)
Santana v. Barr, No. 18-2755 (2d Cir. Sept. 18, 2020)
- aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); receipt of stolen property
Gomez-Medina v. Barr, No. 19-2280 (1st Cir. Sept. 15, 2020)
- asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; Honduras
Du v. Barr, No. 18-60792 (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2020)
- asylum; nexus; political opinion; anti-corruption; China
9/14/20
Guerra v. Barr, No. 18-71070 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2020)
- deferral of removal under the CAT; mental health institution; Mexico; standard of review; de novo review
J.R. v. Barr, No. 18-72812 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2020)
- asylum; unable or unwilling to protect; El Salvador; Mara 18 gang
9/7/20
Matter of R-C-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 74 (BIA 2020)
- continuances; abandonment of relief; good cause; motion to reconsider; motion to reopen; due process; video hearings; televideo hearings
A.A. v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 171176 (3d Cir. Sept. 2, 2020)
- material support of terrorism; Tier III terrorist group; state actor; asylum, withholding of removal, convention against torture; Syria; statutory interpretation; absurd results; foreign relations; refoulement; Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; terrorism exemption; terrorism waiver
Portillo-Flores v. Barr, No. 19-1591 (4th Cir. Sept. 2, 2020)
- asylum; unable or unwilling to control; substantial evidence standard; El Salvador;
Ahmed v. Barr, No. 183704 (8th Cir. Sept. 4, 2020)
- deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture; conversion to Christianity from Islam; motion to reopen; Bangladesh; reviewability
Jaimes-Cardenas v. Barr, No. 19-71849 (9th Cir. Sept. 1, 2020)
- VAWA cancellation of removal; Violence Against Women Act; INA § 240A(b)(2); INA § 237(a)(7); INA § 240A(b)(5); statutory construction
8/31/20
Iman v. Barr, No. 17-72318 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020)
- adverse credibility; unresponsive testimony; omissions; asylum; Somalia
Aliyev v. Barr, No. 19-72701 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)
- Motion to reopen to apply for asylum; 8 C.F.R § 1003.2(c)(1); attaching application to motion
Yoon, et al. v. Barr, Nos. 17-70624, 17-70670 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2020)
- perjury; Cal. Pen. Code § 118(a); Matter of Alvarado; INA § 101(a)(43)(S)
Soto-Vittini v. Barr, No. 19-1372 (1st Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(B); illicit trafficking in a controlled substance; mens rea; accomplice liability; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, § 32A(a)
Franjul-Soto v. Barr, No. 19-1859 (1st Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)
- VAWA; evidentiary standard for motion to reopen; prima facie case for motion to reopen
Flores-Moreno v. Barr, No. 19-60017 (5th Cir. Aug. 24, 2020)
- motion to reopen; equitable tolling; due diligence; ineffective assistance of counsel
Romero v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 193550 (3d Cir. Aug. 25, 2020)
- withholding of removal; reasonable fear; standard of review; Mexico
Listener Question
8/24/20
Rampersaud v. Barr, No. 19-825 (2d Cir. Aug. 19, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 threshold; NYPL § 176.20; insurance fraud; NYPL § 155.30grand larceny; burdens
Mota v. Barr, No. 19-1385 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2020)
- Stat. § 21a-277(a)(1); CIMT; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); intent; reprehensible conduct; drug trafficking
Cabeda v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1835 (3d Cir. Aug. 18, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(A); sexual abuse of a minor; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3123(a)(7); mens rea; realistic probability test
Abdullah v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1167 (3d Cir. Aug. 20, 2020)
- motion for certification of late filed appeal; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(c); jurisdiction; BIA discretion
Argueta v. Barr, No. 18-2514 (4th Cir. Aug. 18, 2020)
- LPR cancellation; “rendered inadmissible”;Barton v. Barr
Cheneau v. Barr, No. 15-70636 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 2020)
- derivative citizenship; 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a); 8 U.S.C. § 1431(a); 18 U.S.C. § 16(b)
Patel, et al. v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 17-10636 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2020) (en banc)
- jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B); false claim to citizenship; materiality
8/17/20
Akosung v. Barr, No. 17-72829 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2020)
- asylum; reasonable relocation; particular social group; social distinction; marital rape; Cameroon
Syed v. Barr, No. 17-71727 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020)
- CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 288.3(a) vis a vis § 288: attempting to communicate with a child with the intent to commit lewd or lascivious acts upon that child; intent; knowledge; age of the child
Gomez Fernandez v. Barr, No. 19-70079 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)
- aggravated felony; Cal. Pen. Code §187(a); murder; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); divisibility
Enriquez v. Barr, No. 13-72934 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)
- VAWA; admission; admitted in any status; LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a)
Lopez-Garcia et al. v. Barr, No. 19-2081 (7th Cir. Aug. 11, 2020)
- motion to reconsider and motion to reopen to apply for asylum
Salazar-Marroquin v. Barr, No. 19-1669 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)
- motion to reopen; sua sponte; incorrect charge in NTA; Pereira and Ortizmotion to terminate; prejudice
Fatima Fuentes v. Barr, No. 19-1773 (8th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; family claims; El Salvador
Lingeswaran v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-13489 (11th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)
- asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture; Sri Lanka
8/10/20
Valenzuela Gallardo v. Barr, No. 18-72593 (9th Cir. Aug. 6, 2020)
- INA § 101(a)(43)(S) aggravated felony “offense relating to obstruction of justice”; law of the case doctrine; “relating to”; Chevrondeference
Diaz-Reynoso v. Barr, No. 18-72833 (9th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020)
- asylum; withholding of removal; torture protection; Mexico; Matter of A-B-; particular social group – circularity
Davila v. Barr, No. 17-72173 (9th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020)
- asylum; domestic violence; Nicaragua; unable or unwilling to protect; cherry picking the record
Matter of Nivelo Cardenas, 28 I&N Dec. 68 (BIA 2020)
- motion to reopen; in absentia; address requirement; duty to ensure correct information in NTA
Machado Sigaran v. Barr, No. 19-1282 (1st Cir. Aug. 5, 2020)
- temporary protected status (TPS); no-notice motion to reopen; appellate review; circuit review
Antonio Garcia v. Barr, No. 19-60097 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2020)
- sexual assault of a child; crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Chevrondeference
Cuevas-Nuno v. Barr, No. 20-3034 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2020)
- issue exhaustion; motion to reopen; extraordinary circumstances vs. sua sponte; circuit review
Galeano-Romero v. Barr, No. 19-9585 (10th Cir. Aug. 4, 2020)
- non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; jurisdiction to review factual findings
8/3/20
Matter of Reyes, 28 I&N Dec. 52 (A.G. 2020)
- categorical approach; aggravated felony; theft; fraud; NY Pen. L. § 155.40(1)
Orellana v. Barr, No. 19-70164 (9th Cir. July 28, 2020)
- CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 646.9(a); stalking; Skidmore deference; single scheme of criminal conduct
Johnson v. Barr, No. 19-9550 (10th Cir. July 31, 2020)
- categorical approach; divisibility; Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-18-403.5(1), (2)(a); drug schedules
Gao v. Barr, No. 18-358 (2d Cir. July 28, 2020)
- asylum; credibility; religious persecution; China; Chinese Christians
Sathanthrasa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 18-2925 (3d Cir. July 30, 2020)
- asylum; withholding; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(e); family unity; Sri Lanka; discretion
Gjetani v. Barr, No. 18-60827 (5th Cir. July 30, 2020)
- asylum; political opinion; Albania; past persecution; standard of review
Deep v. Barr, No. 19-60391 (5th Cir. July 27, 2020)
- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; India
Marqus v. Barr, No. 18-4252 (6th Cir. July 30, 2020)
- deferral of removal; Chaldean Christian; Convention Against Torture; Iraq
Lasu v. Barr, No. 18-3550 (8th Cir. July 31, 2020)
- deferral of removal; Convention Against Torture; Egypt; South Sudan; minority clans
Alzawed v. Barr, No. 19-2425 (8th Cir. July 31, 2020)
- deferral of removal; Convention Against Torture; Iraq; res judicata
7/27/2020
Matter of P-B-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 43 (BIA 2020)
- controlled substance offenses; divisibility; ARS § 13-3407; Arizona
Dale v. Barr, No. 18-1081 (2d Cir. July 23, 2020)
- derivative citizenship; 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a); equal protection; New York; NYPL § 120.05(2) aggravated assault; 8 U.S.C. § 16(a)
Shire v. Barr , No. 19-1714 (8th Cir. July 23, 2020)
- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia
Gonzalo Dominguez v. Barr, 18-72731 (9th Cir. July 21, 2020)
- drug trafficking aggravated felonies; divisibility; manufacturing; delivery; particularly serious crimes; Oregon Revised Statutes; ORS § 475.992(1)(a)
Sanabria Morales v. Barr, No. 17-1634 (1st Cir. July 24, 2020)
- CAT; deferral of removal; Venezuela; particularly serious crime; drug trafficking; Matter of Y-L-; presumption
Blanco v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-3658 (3d Cir. July 24, 2020)
- asylum; persecution; harm; corroboration; Honduras
Sanchez et al. v. DHS et al. , No. 19-1311 (3d Cir. July 22, 2020)
- TPS; admission
Santos-Alvarado v. Barr, 19-60432 (5th Cir. July 21, 2020)
- adverse credibility; asylum; exhaustion; due process; witness testimony; El Salvador
Skripkov v. Barr, No. 19-3922 (6th Cir. July 20, 2020)
- asylum; political opinion; anti-corruption; prosecution vs. persecution; Russia
7/20/2020
Matter of O-F-A-S- , 28 I&N Dec. 35 (A.G. 2020)
- CAT; public official; “under color of law”; rogue official
Matter of M-D-C-V-, 28 I&N Dec. 18 (BIA 2020)
- Migrant Protection Protocols; MPP; applicant for admission; arriving alien; asylum; right to counsel
Millan-Hernandez v. Barr, No. 18-2107 (2d Cir. July 13, 2020)
- motion to suppress; motion to terminate; Fourth Amendment; egregious violation; Constitution
Ordonez Azmen v. Barr, No. 17-982 (2d Cir. July 13, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; former gang members; motion to remand; changed country conditions
Jack et al. v. Barr, 18-842, 18-1479 (2d Cir. July 16, 2020)
- firearm offense; firearm aggravated felony; antique firearms; realistic probability test
Nunez-Vasquez v. Barr, No. 19-1841 (4th Cir. July 13, 2020)
- CIMT; intent; morally reprehensible; identity theft
Escobedo-Marquez, et al. v. Barr, No. 19-1025 (7th Cir. July 13, 2020)
- asylum; persecution; well-founded fear; LGBTQ; pattern and practice; Mexico
Eduardo Rendon v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-10197 (11th Cir. July 14, 2020)
- LPR cancellation of removal; stop time rule; retroactivity
7/13/2020
Canal A Media Holding, LLC et al. v. USCIS, No. 18-cv-24027 (11th Cir. July 8, 2020)
- jurisdiction; APA; L-1A visas; nonimmigrant denials; challenging USCIS action
Sharif v. Barr, No. 19-1478 (8th Cir. July 7, 2020)
- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Somalia; jurisdiction
Kilic v. Barr , No. 19-4076 (6th Cir. July 10, 2020)
- 212(h) waiver; equal protection; CAT; Bosnia
Ottey v. Barr , No. 18-834 (2d Cir July 7, 2020)
- inspection and admission; procedurally regular admission; burden of proof; due process; evidentiary burden; New York Penal Law § 165.5; CIMT
Silva v. Barr, No. 16-70130 (9th Cir. July 10, 2020)
- CIMT; petty theft; Cal. Pen Code § 484(a); categorical approach; changed country condition motions to reopen; Philippines
Gordon v. Barr, No. 19-1539 (4th Cir. July 8, 2020)
- realistic probability test; Virginia Code § 18.2-280(A); willful discharge of “any firearm” in a public place without resulting bodily injury; INA § 237(a)(2)(C) firearm offense
7/6/2020
Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, et al. v. Trump, et al., No, 19-2117 (D.D.C. June 30, 2020)
- asylum; Administrate Procedures Act (APA); injunctions
Nastase v. Barr, No. 18-60264 (5th Cir. July 1, 2020)
- derivative citizenship; refugee status; lawful admission for permanent residence; discretionary waivers; jurisdiction
Diaz Torres v. Barr, No. 18-70141 (9th Cir. June 29, 2020)
- particular social group; asylum, withholding of removal, CAT, Mexico: Sinaloa
6/29/2020
DHS et al. v. Thuraissigiam, No. 19-161 (U.S. June 25, 2020)
- expedited removal, credible fear, jurisdiction; due process, Suspension Clause
Meza-Morales v. Barr, 19-1999 (7th Cir. June 26, 2020)
- administrative closure; Matter of Castro Tum; U visa; INA 212(d)(3)(A) waiver
Ortiz v. Barr, 19-1285 (8th Cir. June 23, 2020)
- CIMT; obstruction of legal process; obstruction of justice; general intent crimes
Gordon v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-14513 (11th Cir. June 24, 2020)
- aggravated felony; Georgia possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute; ecstasy
Valadez-Lara v.. Barr, No. 19-4013 (6th Cir. June 26, 2020)
- in absentia motion to reopen; no notice
Tanusantoso, et al. v. Barr, No. 18-1440 (2d Cir. June 23, 2020)
- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Indonesian Christians
Cedillos-Cedillos v. Barr, No. 18-2233 (4th Cir. June 26, 2020)
- asylum; El Salvador; “nuclear family”; witness to crime; nexus
Omar v. Barr, No. 18-3351 (8th Cir. June 26, 2020)
- CAT; deferral; Somalia
Xochihua-Jaimes v. Barr, No. 18-71460 (9th Cir. June 26, 2020)
- CAT; deferral of removal; Mexico; acquiescence of a public official; relocation; Los Zetas; LGBTQ; lesbian
6/22/20
DHS et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al., No. 18-587 (U.S. June 18, 2020)
- DACA; Administrative Procedures Act; Executive power
Matter of R. I. Ortega, 28 I&N Dec. 9 (BIA 2020)
- INA 204(c)(2); sham marriage; K-1 visa; conspiracy
Hernandez Lara v. Barr, No. 19-1524 (1st Cir. June 15, 2020)
- right to counsel; due process; prejudice; continuance
Damian Ferreyra v. Barr, Nos. 18-3021 & 19-2055 (7th Cir. June 16, 2020)
- visa waiver program; asylum; waiver of right to removal proceedings
Cordoba v. Barr, 17-71655 (9th Cir. June 16, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; “Wealthy landowners”
6/15/20
Alexis v. Barr, No. 18-60748 (5th Cir. June 8, 2020)
- controlled substance; Texas; realistic probability test; categorical approach; CAT
Tejeda v. Barr, No. 13-74391 (9th Cir. June 8, 2020)
- controlled substance; California; categorical approach; divisibility
Martinez de Artiga v. Barr, No. 17-2898 (2d Cir. June 10, 2020) · CAT; asylum; MS-13; gang recruitment Matter of F-S-N-, 28 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2020)
- motions to reopen; changed country conditions; adverse credibility
Garcia v. Barr, No. 19-3489 (6th Cir. June 8, 2020)
- unaccompanied alien minor; jurisdiction; asylum; CAT
6/8/2020
Nasrallah v. Barr, No. 18-1432 (U.S. June 1, 2020)
- CAT; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); final order of removal
Grigoryan v. Barr, No. 16-73652 (9th Cir. June 2, 2020)
- asylum termination; Report of Investigation; ROI
Roy v. Barr, No. 15-72942 (9th Cir. June 4, 2020)
- derivative citizenship; 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a)(3); equal protection
Moran v. Barr, No. 18-73167 (9th Cir. June 2, 2020)
- CIMT; Cal. Veh. Code § 2800.4; vehicular flight from a police officer while driving against traffic
Point Du Jour v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-15235 (11th Cir. June 4, 2020)
- ineffective assistance of counsel; Matter of Lozada; substantial compliance
6/1/20
Williams v. Barr, No. 18-2535 (2nd Cir. May 27, 2020)
- antique firearms exception; categorical approach; realistic probability test
Mendez v. Barr, No. 18-801 (2nd Cir. May 27, 2020)
- CIMTs; Matter of Mendez, 27 I&N Dec. 219, 225 (BIA 2018); 18 U.S.C. § 4; misprision of a felony
Kondjoua v. Barr, No. 16-296 (2nd Cir. May 28, 2020)
- crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); sexual assault; Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-72a(a)(1)
Bannister et al. v. Barr, No. 18-2638 (8th Cir. May 26, 2020)
- controlled substance offenses; categorical approach; Minn. Stat. § 152.025, subd. 2 (fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance statute)
Chen v. Barr, No. 19-2375 (7th Cir. May 29, 2020) · Pereira v. Sessions; INA § 240A(b); stop-time rule; claims processing rule Prieto-Pineda v. Barr, 19-1347 (8th Cir. May 28, 2020)
- asylum, withholding of removal, CAT; El Salvador; gangs
5/25/20
Guzman Vazquez v. Barr, No. 19-3417 (6th Cir. May 18, 2020)
- withholding of removal; “one central reason”; nexus; corroboration; opportunity to explain
Juan Antonio v. Barr, No. 18-3500 (6th Cir. May 19, 2020)
- asylum; particular social group; Matter of A-B-; domestic violence
Matter of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., 27 I&N Dec. 837 (DIR 2020)
- non-attorney accreditation; EOIR Director; reconsideration
Thompson v. Barr, No. 18-1823 (1st Cir. May 21, 2020)
- sua sponte motion to reopen; pardons; INA 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); jurisdiction
Alvarez-Espino v. Barr, No. 19-2289 (7th Cir. May 20, 2020)
- ineffective assistance of counsel; U-Visa; continuance; prejudice
5/18/20
Guzman Vazquez v. Barr, No. 19-3417 (6th Cir. May 18, 2020)
- Withholding of removal; “one central reason”; nexus; corroboration; opportunity to explain
Juan Antonio v. Barr, No. 18-3500 (6th Cir. May 19, 2020)
- Asylum; particular social group; Matter of A-B-; domestic violence
Matter of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., 27 I&N Dec. 837 (DIR 2020)
- Non-attorney accreditation; EOIR Director; reconsideration
Alvarez-Espino v. Barr, No. 19-2289 (7th Cir. May 20, 2020)
- Ineffective assistance of counsel; U-Visa; continuance; prejudice;
5/10/20
Mero v Barr, No. 17-70929 (9th Cir. May 1, 2020)
- aggravated felony; sexual abuse of minor; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); categorical approach; Nevada; NRS § 200.730; possession of child pornography
Romero-Millan, et al. v. Barr, Nos. 16-73915, 17-72893 (9th Cir. May 4, 2020)
- controlled substance; categorical approach; divisibility; certification; Arizona; A.R.S. § 13-3415; drug paraphernalia; A.R.S.§ 13-3408(A)(2); drug possession for sale
Aguilar Fermin v. Barr, Nos. 18-70855, 18-73266 (9th Cir. May 5, 2020)
- asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; adverse credibility; jurisdiction; Pereira v. Sessions; notice to appear
Matter of Herrera-Vasquez, 27 I&N Dec. 825 (BIA 2020)
- notice to appear; alien classification box; DHS mistakes; Migrant Protection Protocols; jurisdiction; termination
United States v. Sineneng-Smith, No. 19-67 (U.S. May 7, 2020)
- 8 U.S.C. § 1324; bringing in or harboring certain aliens; overbreadth doctrine
Cucalon v. Barr, No. 181292 (4th Cir. May 7, 2020)
- aggravated felony; drug trafficking; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); violation of a law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); categorical approach; divisibility; modified categorical approach; Shepard documents; Virginia; VA Code § 18.2-248(D); distribution of cocaine as an accommodation
Bakor v. Barr, No. 183011 (8th Cir. May 7, 2020)
- crime involving moral turpitude; CIMT; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); Minnesota; Minn. Stat. § 609.3451 sub-division 1; criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree; Minn. Stat. § 243.166 subdivision 5(a); failure to register as a sex offender
5/3/2020
Barton v. Barr, No. 18-725 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2020)
- “rendered inadmissible”; INA § 240A(d)(1)(B); cancellation of removal; stop-time rule
Peters v. Barr, No. 16-73509 (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2020)
- adjustment of status; failure to maintain lawful status exception; INA § 245(c)
Sutarsim v. Barr, No. 18-1937 (1st Cir. May 1, 2020)
- motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Indonesia; Chinese ethnicity
Scarlett v. Barr, No. 16-940 (2d Circ. Apr. 28, 2020)
- asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; “unable or unwilling”; government officials; Jamaica; gangs
Guzman-Orellana v. Att’y Gen., No. 19-1793 (3d Cir. Apr. 17, 2020)
- asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; particular social group; imputed; El Salvador; gangs; government witness
Calderon-Rosas v. Att’y Gen., No. 19-2332 (3d Cir. Apr. 27, 2020)
- motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; cancellation of removal
Perez v. Barr, No. 16-71918 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2020)
- mental incompetency; attorney’s fees
Banuelos v. Barr, 953 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. Mar. 25, 2020)
- Pereira v. Sessions; stop-time rule; notice to appear; cancellation of removal