Ep. 276 - Precedential Decisions from 8/4/2025 - 8/10/2025 (PSG & anti-circularity; bond & flight risk; fee waivers; aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor; asylee adjustment of status; intent to torture; certificate of service; diligence; hardship)
Immigration Review
Hernandez Guardado v. Bondi, No. 23-92286 (4th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025)
- particular social group; women; anti-circularity not determinative; El Salvador
Matter of Akhmedov, 29 I&N Dec. 166 (BIA 2025)
- bond; flight risk; failure to timely file change of address EOIR-33
Matter of Garcia Martinez, 29 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2025)
- filing fees; fee waiver; presumptions
Garcia Pinach v. Bondi, No. 22-6421 (2d Cir. Aug. 4, 2025)
- misdemeanor sexual contact with a minor; NYPL § 130.60(2); aggravated felony; Loper Bright & star decisis; standard of review for equitable tolling
Wassily v. Bondi; Velasquez Arreaga v. Bondi, Nos. 22-6247_23-6289 (2d Cir. Aug. 7, 2025)
- adjustment of status for asylees; INA § 209; T-C-A-; statutory interpretation; definition of granted & status; termination of asylum status
Fiddler v. Bondi, No. 24-2604 (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2025)
- CAT purpose; specific intent to torture; mental health; police shootings; Jamaica
Cortez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-9551 (10th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025)
- failure to sign certificate of service; ECAS; BIA rules; form instructions
Chavez-Govea v. Bondi, No. 24-9551 (10th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025)
- IJ asylum filing deadline; continuance; diligence; abuse of discretion; due process; motion to remand
Lopez-Martinez v. Bondi, No. 23-10105 (11th Cir. Aug. 6, 2025)
- substantial evidence and arbitrary and capricious standards of review; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; overview of standards of review; ADHD, denial of schooling, and whether medications are reasonably available
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Ep. 275 - Precedential Decisions from 7/28/2025 - 8/3/2025 (isomers; realistic probability test; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; due process & one-year asylum filing deadline; MS-13, experts & CAT protection; administrative closure)
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Matter of Felix-Figueroa, 29 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2025)
- isomers; possession of methamphetamine; realistic probability test; burdens
Rivera Samayoa v. Bondi, No. 24-1432 (1st Cir. July 28, 2025)
- cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; mixed questions of law and fact; discretionary relief; cumulative hardship analysis
Real v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 24-1545 (3d Cir. July 30, 2025)
- due process; extraordinary circumstances; one-year asylum deadline; jurisdiction; INA § 208(a)(2)(D); INA § 203(a)(3)
Navarro v. Bondi, No. 24-1253 (4th Cir. July 31, 2025)
- MS-13; CAT protection; credibility; omissions; expert evidence; more likely than not; issue exhaustion.
Sanchez-Banos v. Bondi, No. 24-2241 (8th Cir. Aug. 1, 2025)
- administrative closure; Avetisyan factors; failure to submit hardship evidence
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Ep. 274 - Precedential Decisions from 7/21/2025 - 7/27/2025 (alienage; cooperation with U.S. government; competency; generalized violence; issue exhaustion; summary affirmance; U visa; discretionary relief; collateral challenge; due process)
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Da Silva Borges v. Bondi, No. 24-1695 (1st Cir. July 18, 2025)
· DHS burden to prove alienage by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence; Woodby standard; Rosa
Perez Cruz v. Bondi, No. 24-2865 (9th Cir. July 21, 2025)
· CAT protection; Gulf Cartel; cooperation with U.S. government; presumption of regularity; considering entire record; audio issues; due process; prejudice; Mexico
Singh v. Bondi, No. 23-9598 (10th Cir. July 22, 2025)
· mental health; competency; hunger strike; continuance
Cano-Gutierrez v. Bondi, No. 24-1616 (1st Cir. July 24, 2025)
· asylum; CAT protection; nexus; particular social group; generalized violence; issue exhaustion; waiver of issues
Gomez-Gabriel v. U.S. Atty Gen., No. 24-2559 (3d Cir. July 24, 2025)
· Summary affirmance; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(4); issue exhaustion; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1); nexus; gang violence; indigenous
Cabello Garcia v. USCIS, No. 23-35267 (9th Cir. July 22, 2025)
· 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i); U visa adjustment of status; 8 U.S.C. § 1255(m); medical exam; discretionary relief; collateral challenge; adjustment of status; Administrative Procedure Act; due process; Patel v. Garland
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Ep. 273 - Precedential Decisions from 7/14/2025 - 7/20/2025 (BIA self-certification of LPR grant; separation of powers; bond & danger; particularity & women; family nexus & revenge; IAC; hardship - Monreal factors, medical experts & dangerous countries)
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Qatanani v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 24-1849 (3d Cir. July 15, 2025)
- BIA self-certification; separation of powers; rescission; grant of LPR status; Kisor deference; constitutional violation & discretionary adjustment of status; due process
Matter of C-M-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 141 (BIA 2025)
- DHS meeting bond burden; danger; flight risk; withholding-only; unlawful reentries
Matter of K-E-S-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 145 (BIA 2025)
- particularity; sex; nationality; women viewed as property; societal views
Mejia-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 23-1508 (7th Cir. July 17, 2025)
- family-based nexus; revenge; unable or unwilling; well-founded fear; threats rising to the level of past-persecution; murder of family members; untimely assertion of deficient NTA claims processing rule; Honduras
Singh v. Bondi, No 24-1602 (7th Cir. July 18, 2025)
- reissuing BIA decisions to petition for review; ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada
Goncalves Leao v. Bondi, No. 24-1239 (1st Cir. July 14, 2025)
- exceptional and extremely unusual hardship review; child with drug issues; Monreal; absence of medical expert
Alay v. Bondi, No. 24-1299 (1st Cir. July 16, 2025)
- hardship review; children knowing mother is in dangerous situation; individualized analysis; Guatemala
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Ep. 272 - Precedential Decisions from 7/7/2025 - 7/13/2025 (CAT protection - anti Ukraine War in Russia, detention conditions in Russia and Haiti & mental health; discretion & DUI arrest; withholding-only review; hardship review & economic difficulties)
Immigration Review
Matter of E-Z-, 29 I&N Dec. 123 (BIA 2025).
- CAT protection; returnees from the United States; anti Ukraine war political opinion; detention in Russia
Matter of Gonzalez Jimenez, 29 I&N Dec. 129 (BIA 2025)
- discretion; adverse factors; DUI; false tax information; false social security number; relying on advice of professionals
Matter of S-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 136 (BIA 2025)
- CAT protection; prison conditions in Haiti; anecdotal torture; mental health in Haiti; specific intent to torture
Castejon-Paz and Cerrato-Barahona v. Bondi, Nos. 22-6024, 22-6349 (2d Cir. July 8, 2025)
- withholding of removal review; claims processing rule; 30-day petition for review deadline; reinstatement; final order of removal; no-reasonable fear challenge; Riley
Garcia-Pascual v. Bondi, No. 20-2529 (8th Cir. July 7, 2025)
- economic hardship; difficulty of child visiting father abroad; non-LPR cancellation of removal
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Special Episode - AILA National Conference Interview 2025! Kelli Stump and Jeff Joseph (conversation with the AILA Presidents)
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Ep. 271 - Precedential Decisions from 6/30/2025 - 7/6/2025 (nexus; subordinate; religion; Evangelical Christian; M-R-M-S-; no animus requirement; acquiescence; CAT - bisexual suspected gang members with tattoos; deceit agg fel; retroaction 212(h) waiver)
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Tipan Lopez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 24-1444 (3d Cir. June 30, 2025)
- nexus; subordinate; religion; Evangelical Christian; M-R-M-S-; incorporation of international law; no animus requirement; fervent but unsuccessful resistance to torture can be acquiescence; Ecuador
Matter of A-A-F-V-, 29 I&N Dec. 118 (BIA 2025)
- suspected gang members with tattoos; bisexual individuals; state exception policy in El Salvador; prison conditions; sharing criminal information with El Salvador; standard of review; use of statistical information
Lanoue v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 24-2583 (3d Cir. July 1, 2025)
- deceit; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); 18 U.S.C. § 287; 18 U.S.C. § 2; false claims to Veterans Affairs; $10,000 amount; restitution; retroactive INA § 212(h) waiver; not an applicant for admission when under investigation
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Ep. 270 - Precedential Decisions from 6/23/2025 - 6/29/2025 (birthright citizenship & injunctive relief; withholding-only review; CIMT; nexus; cancellation of removal - reserved decision & hardship; PSG definition; relocation)
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Trump, et al. v. Casa, Inc., et al., No. 24-884 (U.S. June 27, 2025)
- injunctive relief in immigration cases
Riley v. Bondi, No. 23-1270 (U.S. June 26, 2025)
- withholding of removal review; claims processing rule; 30-day petition for review deadline; FARO; final order of removal
Lainez v. Bondi, No. 21-6386 (2d Cir. June 23, 2025)
- derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a); establishing paternity through legitimation; Loper Bright; statutory interpretation; affirmative acts to establish paternity
Matter of Mayorga Ipina, 29 I&N Dec. 110 (BIA 2025)
- CIMT; mandatory detention; bond; lewd and lascivious conduct; indecent exposure
Matter of C-I-R-H- & H-S-V-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 114 (BIA 2025)
- nexus; identity of persecutors unknown; motive
Zalaya Orellana v. Bondi, No. 24-1111 (4th Cir. June 24, 2025)
- reserved cancellation of removal grant; 4,000 cap; OPPM 17-04; Accardi Doctrine; 8 C.F.R. § 1240.21
Xiquin Xirum v. Bondi, No. 24-1413 (1st Cir. June 25, 2025)
- cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; normal hardship to children
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Mejia Ponce, et al. v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 23-14124 (11th Cir. June 23, 2025)
- particular social group definition post-Loper Bright; prior panel’s alternative holding; limiting principles
Gurkirat Singh v. Bondi, No. 24-3091 (7th Cir. June 24, 2025)
- low-level Mann party Sikh asylum claim; reasonable relocation as mixed question of law and fact; Matter of Burbano; India
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Ep. 269 - Precedential Decisions from 6/16/2025 - 6/22/2025 (crime of child abuse; conviction after naturalization; parole; termination ; parole; Cuban Adjustment Act; M-A-M- safeguards; CIMT; motion to reopen; mental health facilities in Guatemala)
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Gonzalez Castillo v. Bondi, No. 24-3631 (6th Cir. June 18, 2025)
- crime of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; conviction after naturalization; denaturalization; statutory interpretation; rule of lenity; “is convicted”
Matter of Roque-Izada, 29 I&N Dec. 106 (BIA 2025)
- termination of removal proceedings; parole; Cuban Adjustment Act; C.F.R. § 1003.18(d); Cabrera Fernandez; parole
Lemus-Escobar v. Bondi, No. 18-73423 (9th Cir. June 16, 2025)
- mental health; attorney not necessarily adequate safeguard; CIMT; NACARA; Loper Bright; shooting a firearm at an inhabited dwelling in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 246; attorney withdrawal of asylum application; motion to reopen and discretion; withholding, CAT, and mental health facilities in Guatemala
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Special Episode - Interview with former Appellate Immigration Judge (BIA) Andrea Saenz (background; behind the scenes at the BIA; appellate strategy; Co-Counsel, and much more!)
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Ep. 268 - Precedential Decisions from 6/9/2025 - 6/15/2025 (circuit court IAC; inability to practice religion freely; bond & flight; false testimony during naturalization & good moral character; nexus & gangs; hardship & child medical conditions)
Immigration Review
Li v. Bondi, No. 18-70278 (9th Cir. June 10, 2025)
- ineffective assistance of counsel before the circuit court; failure to file brief; motion for BIA to reissue decision; BIA failure to give reasoned consideration
De Souza Silva, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-834 (9th Cir. June 11, 2025)
- past persecution; inability to practice religion freely; internal relocation; practicing religion in secret; Candomblé; Brazil
Matter of E-Y-F-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 103 (BIA 2025)
- bond; flight risk despite grant of withholding of removal; Laken Riley implications
Grey v. USCIS, No. 23-1910 (4th Cir. June 10, 2025)
- false testimony during deposition; good moral character for naturalization; FOIA exemption 7(E); evidentiary exclusion for discovery violations
Antonio de Paz-Peraza v. Bondi, No. 24-2854 (7th Cir. June 9, 2025)
- nexus; young Salvadoran males; gang recruitment; MS-13; El Salvador
Toalombo Yanez v. Bondi, No. 22-6267 (2d Cir. June 13, 2025)
- exceptional and extremely unusual hardship review; Wilkinson; clear error; serious medical condition standard; retroactivity
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Ep. 267 - Precedential Decisions from 6/2/2025 - 6/8/2025 (revocation of Consular Report of Birth Abroad; administrative closure; recalendaring; issue raised in notice of appeal; credibility; border interview; sexual abuse of a minor)
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Hadwan v. Dept. of State, No. 22-1624 (2d Cir. June 3, 2025)
- revocation of Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA); revocation of passport abroad; CRBA revocation hearing; APA; due process; signed statement where signatory does not speak English; Office of Inspector General report against State Department officer
Matter of B-N-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 96 (BIA 2025)
- administrative closure; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.18; Matter of W-Y-U; recalendaring; TPS; persuasive reason for removal proceedings to be resolved on the merits
Singh v. Bondi, No. 22-6077 (2d Cir. June 3, 2025)
- credibility; border interview; REAL ID Act; I-213; Ramsameachire factors; Sikh; India
Linares-Rivas v. Bondi, 24-60186 (5th Cir. June 3, 2025)
- no jurisdiction to review non-LPR cancellation of removal discretion finding; exhaustion; issue raised in notice of appeal but not in BIA brief
Hsieh v. Bondi, No. 24-1013 (4th Cir. June 4, 2025)
- sexual abuse of a minor; coercion or enticement of a minor under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); crime of child abuse; Esquivel-Quintana; mens rea; attempt
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Ep. 266 - Precedential Decisions from 5/26/2025 - 6/1/2025 (Adam Walsh Act no risk determination; bond; discretion; IAC motion to reopen; forced military conscription in Russia; deficient NTA; stays; avoiding doctrine of consular non-reviewability)
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Castaneira v. Noem, No. 23-5204 (D.C.C. May 30, 2025)
- Adam Walsh Act; no risk determination; Matter of Chawathe; specified offense against a minor; preponderance of the evidence standard
Matter of Beltrand-Rodriguez, 29 I&N Dec. 76 (BIA 2025)
- bond; danger; de novo review; sexual conduct against a child
Matter of Bain, 29 I&N Dec. 72 (BIA 2025)
- discretion for non-LPR cancellation of removal
Matter of D-E-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 83 (BIA 2025)
- motion to reopen; discretion; VAWA cancellation of removal; ineffective assistance of counsel; substantial compliance with Lozada; purpose of bar complaint requirement
Matter of N-N-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 79 (BIA 2025)
- CAT; forced military conscription in Russia; series of suppositions
Matter of Lopez-Ticas, 29 I&N Dec. 90 (BIA 2025)
- deficient NTA; egregious circumstances to permit withdrawing admissions and concessions; timely assertion of claims processing rule; retroactivity; change in law
Sarkisov v. Bondi, No. 25-0140 (6th Cir. May 29, 2025)
- stay of removal; Nken; denial despite non-opposition from the government
Hamilton v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 23-14095 (11th Cir. May 29, 2025)
- deficient NTA and continuous residence for INA § 212(h); initiation of proceedings; Niz Chavez and equitable tolling for motion to reopen
Pietersen, et al. v. Dept. of State, et al., No. 24-5092 (D.C.C. May 30, 2025)
- avoiding doctrine of consular non-reviewability; K-1 visa; erroneous standard for future visa petitions; INA § 201(g); fraud or willful misrepresentation; reason to believe; INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(i)
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Ep. 265 - Precedential Decisions from 5/19/2025 - 5/25/2025 (jurisdiction; criminal penalties for obstructing removal; IIRIRA legislative history; untimely petition for review; hardship review; Sikh asylum claim)
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Xia v. Bondi, No. 24-2304 (2d Cir. May 19, 2025)
- Patel; no jurisdiction to review USCIS denial of adjustment of status
United States v. Doe, No. 22-14307 (11th Cir. May 21, 2025)
- criminal penalties under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a)(1) for obstructing his removal or not cooperating with the procedures for obtaining travel out of the country; INA § 237(a); no requirement for admission; IIRIRA legislative history; deportation and exclusion
Ramos Goncalves v. Bondi, No. 24-1511 (1st Cir. May 20, 2025)
- untimely petition for review; post hoc extension; prison mailbox rule
Gonzalez-Juarez v. Bondi, No. 21-927 (9th Cir. May 20, 2025)
- exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; standard of review; substantial evidence; Loper Bright; hardship in Mexico
Singh-Kar v. Bondi, No. 22-6309 (2d Cir. May 21, 2025)
- unable or unwilling to protect; ineffective assistance of counsel; Badal Party; Mann party; Sikh asylum claim; India
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Ep. 264 - Precedential Decisions from 5/12/2025 - 5/18/2025 (email notifications; government nexus - asylum and CAT; mandatory detention; alien arriving; applicant for admission; motion to remand; prima facie case for relief; competency; mental health)
Immigration Review
Matter of F-B-G-M- & J-E-M-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 52 (BIA 2025)
- rebuttable presumption that email notifications sent via ECAS reach their recipient; equitable tolling of briefing deadlines
Matter of M-S-I-, 29 I&N Dec. 61 (BIA 2025)
- unable or unwilling to protect; acquiesce; generalized corruption; failure to report harm; Maoists; Nepal
Matter of Q. Li, 29 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA 2025)
- mandatory detention; alien arriving; applicant for admission; parole; INA § 235(b)(2)(A)
Soto Santos v. Bondi, No. 24-1733 (8th Cir. May 12, 2025)
- motion to remand; prima facie case for relief; hardship showing; enforcement priorities
Mohamed v. Bondi, No. 23-2556 (8th Cir. May 12, 2025)
- competency; mental health; fundamental procedural error; INA § 242(a)(2)(C)
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Ep. 263 - Precedential Decisions from 5/5/2025 - 5/11/2025 (habeas; transfer of noncitizens; stay; bond; burdens; DUI; crime of child abuse; attempt; doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Religious Freedom Restoration Act)
Immigration Review
Ozturk v. Hyde, et al., No. 25-1019 (2d Cir. May 7, 2025) and Mahdawi v. Trump, et al., No. 25-1113 (2d Cir. May 9, 2025)
- habeas; transfer of noncitizens; INA § 241(g); venue; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(g); INA § 242(b)(9); other jurisdiction stripping provisions; government motion for stay; government motion for mandamus
Matter of Choc-Tut, 29 I&N Dec. 48 (BIA 2025)
- bond; burdens; DUI; criminal court findings
Sandoval Argueta v. Bondi, No. 23-60080 (5th Cir. May 9, 2025)
- crime of child abuse; attempt; Loper Bright; no requirement for actual minor; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii); motion top reconsider from abroad; judicial estoppel; DHS concessions
Calvary Albuquerque Inc., et al v. Rubio, et al., No. 24-2066 (10th Cir. May 6, 2025)
- doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA); R-1 religious visa; renumeration or payment for B-1 work; fraud or willful misrepresentation; statutory interpretation
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Ep. 262 - Precedential Decisions from 4/28/2025 - 5/4/2025 (mixed motive Ecuadorian women; M-R-M-S-; indigenous political parties; good moral character; fraud; unarmed assault with intent to rob or steal; fraud not theft; agg fel theft & attempt)
Immigration Review
Mayancela Guaman, et. al v. Bondi, No. 24-1295 (1st Cir. Apr. 28, 2025)
- mixed motive Ecuadorian women; BIA de novo review of nexus; Matter of M-R-M-S-; indigenous political parties; fear of Preside Correa; DHS burden to establish changed country conditions; Ecuador
Ibarra v. Bondi, No. 22-1560 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2025)
- good moral character catch-all provision at INA § 101(f); fraud; use of false identity; counsel’s assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
Baptista v. Bondi, No. 23-2237 (4th Cir. May 1, 2025)
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 20; unarmed assault with intent to rob or steal; fraud not theft; INA § 101(a)(43)(G) theft; definition of attempt; INA § 101(a)(43)(U) aggravated felony; larceny; steal; overt act
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Ep. 261 - Precedential Decisions from 4/21/2025 - 4/27/2025 (voluntary departure; service on the weekend; CAT & MS-13; ineffective assistance of counsel motions to reopen; marriage and prima facie showing; firm resettlement; hardship to children)
Immigration Review
Velázquez v. Bondi, No. 23-929 (U.S. Apr. 22, 2025)
- voluntary departure; service on the weekend; 60 day departure period; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(1); “days”; presumption that Congress legislates in harmony with what came before it
Matter of A-A-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 38 (BIA 2025)
- CAT deferral; former MS-13 members; state exception policy in El Salvador; experts; prison conditions; sharing criminal information with El Salvador; State Department reports; acquiesce and willful blindness; intent to torture; standard of review
Zhou v. Bondi, No. 24-3866 (6th Cir. Apr. 23, 2025)
- jurisdiction to review ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; prejudice; discretion
Hussen v. Bondi, No. 23-1047 (4th Cir. Apr. 22, 2025)
- marriage during removal proceedings; prima facie standard for motion to reopen; clear and convincing evidence; reopening as an important safeguard; Muslim marriage; Matter of Velarde; credibility; Ethiopia
Oscar v. Bondi, No. 23-3858 (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2025)
- offer of firm resettlement; prima facie case; exceptions – government consciously restricted residence; Haiti; Chile
Mendez Nolasco v. Bondi, No. 23-1947 (1st Cir. Apr. 23, 2025)
- non LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; standard of review; inability of children to speak Spanish; Recinas; factors in the aggregate
Chanchavac Garcia v. Bondi, No. 24-1296 (1st Cir. Apr. 24, 2025)
- non-LPR cancellation of removal; special needs and loss of educational opportunities; BIA failure to consider evidence and explain analysis
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Ep. 260 - Precedential Decisions from 4/14/2025 - 4/20/2025 (illegal abduction and disappearing of individuals with withholding of removal grant; Executive overreach; facilitate; naturalization during removal proceedings)
Immigration Review
Abrego Garcia v. Noem, No. 25-1404 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025)
- illegal abduction and disappearing of individuals with withholding of removal grants based on Executive overreach; facilitate
Ebu v. USCIS, No. 24-5431 (6th Cir. Apr. 16, 2025)
- declaratory relief; naturalization with ongoing removal proceedings; INA § 318; INA § 336(b); legislative history
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DISCLAIMER & CREDITS
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Ep. 259 - Precedential Decisions from 4/7/2025 - 4/13/2025 (exceptional & extremely unusual hardship; failure to consider psychological report; notice of appeal deadline; former police officers; nexus; denying asylum as a matter of discretion; CIMT theft)
Immigration Review
Blanco Contreras v. Bondi, No. 22-1538 (1st Cir. Apr. 9, 2025)
- exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; ignoring evidence; failure to consider psychological report
Matter of Iskandarani, 29 I&N Dec. 26 (BIA 2025)
- notice of appeal deadline; oral decision; written decision; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(b); law addendum
Matter of O-A-R-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 30 (BIA 2025)
- former police officers; immutability; particular social group; nexus; animus, anti-circularity; M-R-M-S-; police officers; FARC; Colombia
Thankarasa v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 23-3204 (3d Cir. Apr. 10, 2025)
- denying asylum as a matter of discretion; entry fraud; Matt of Pula; reconsidering asylum when withholding of removal is granted; Tamil; Sri Lanka
Chavez v. Bondi, No. 23-1379 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 2025)
- CIMT; petit larceny; Loper Bright; affirmative defense; mens rea; reprehensible conduct; changing societal norms; due respect for Diaz-Lizarraga
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Ep. 258 - Precedential Decisions from 3/31/2025 - 4/6/2025 (PSG cooperators against MS-13; social distinction & ocular visibility; crime of violence; realistic probability test; naturalization review; INA § 310(c); warrant of arrest)
Immigration Review
Alvarez Mendoza v. Bondi, No. 24-1112 (1st Cir. Mar. 31, 2025)
- cooperators against MS-13; Henriquez-Rivas; persecution in the U.S.; Matter of H-L-S-A-; social distinction and ocular visibility; El Salvador
United States v. Cervenak, No. 23-3466 (6th Cir. Apr. 2, 2025) (en banc)
- crime of violence; realistic probability test; robbery in violation of Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.02
Mathin v. Mayorkas, 746 F. Supp. 3d 1327 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 16, 2024)
- naturalization review; INA § 310(c); warrant of arrest; statutory interpretation; declaratory relief
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Ep. 257 - Precedential Decisions from 3/24/2025 - 3/30/2025 (crime of violence; force through omission; temporary appellate IJs; ultra vires argument; discovery to challenge I-130 denial; INA § 204(c); depositions)
Immigration Review
Delligatti v. United States, No. 23-825 (U.S. Mar. 21, 2025)
- crime of violence; force through omission; New York attempted murder; Castleman; Stokeling; meaning of “use”; limits of Borden; bodily injury; “ordinary meaning”
Ayala Chapa v. Bondi, No. 21-60039 (5th Cir. Mar. 24, 2025)
- temporary appellate IJs; temporary Board member; Santos Zacaria; INA § 103(g)(1); Attorney General authority; ultra vires argument
Yocom, et al. v. USCIS, et al., No. 22-0839 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 21, 2025)
- discovery to challenge I-130 denial; INA § 204(c); deposition of ex-wife; deposition of USCIS; no requirement to submit sworn statement; Munoz; coercive behavior; due process violation
Litigation tracker: https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
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Ep. 256 - Precedential Decisions from 3/17/2025 - 3/23/2025 (deeming asylum application abandoned for failure to include declaration; point of comparison of CSA and state drug schedule; individualized inquiry for hardship; credibility)
Immigration Review
Matter of C-A-R-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 13 (BIA 2025)
- incomplete I-589; deeming asylum application abandoned for failure to include asylum declaration; cocaine admission and good moral character
Matter of Dor, 29 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2025)
- point of comparison of CSA and state drug schedule; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); Brown; Mass. Gen. Law Ch. 94C § 32c(a); distribution of marijuana
Duarte De Martinez v. Bondi, No. 24-1057 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2025)
- individualized inquiry for exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; learning disability; inability to learn in foreign country; inability to learn foreign language; common hardship in the aggregate
Salinas v. Bondi, No. 23-2779 (8th Cir. Mar. 19, 2025)
- point of comparison of CSA and state drug schedule; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); North Dakota definition of marijuana; Cannabis sativa L
Singh v. Bondi, No. 23-1247 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2025)
- credibility; Matter of R-K-K-; similar affidavits; DHS charts; Singh v. Garland distinguished; frivolous asylum finding; Mann Party; Sikh; India
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- About your host
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DISCLAIMER & CREDITS
See Eps. 1-200
Ep. 255 - Precedential Decisions from 3/10/2025 - 3/16/2025 (alienage by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence; hardship and one-year filing deadline review: satisfaction of Attorney General; asylum in India - loan sharks and Mann Party; deference)
Immigration Review
Rosa v. Bondi, No. 24-1240 (1st Cir. Mar. 14, 2025)
- DHS burden to prove alienage by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence; Woodby standard
Wilkinson v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 21-3166 (3d Cir. Mar. 11, 2025)
- extreme and exceptionally unusual hardship; substantial evidence standard of review; psychological harm without experts
Rahman v. Bondi, No. 23-3608 (6th Cir. Mar. 13, 2025)
- types of hardship review; Wilkinson; INA § 212(i) waiver; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(v) waiver; unlawful presence waiver; no adverse credibility review; satisfaction of the Attorney General
Dineshkumar Patel v. Bondi, No. 24-3614 (6th Cir. Mar. 11, 2025)
- fear of loan sharks; extortion; nexus; acquiesce; India
Gulomjonov v. Bondi, No. 21-2844 (7th Cir. Mar. 14, 2025)
- material change exception to one year asylum filing deadline; Loper Bright; satisfaction of the attorney general; heightened deference; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(4)(ii); reasonable time; Catholic converts; Uzbekistan
Singh v. Bondi, No. 23-9589 (10th Cir. Mar. 11, 2025)
- unable or unwilling to protect; reporting to police; State Department reports; Mann party asylum claim; Sikh; India
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- About your host
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DISCLAIMER & CREDITS
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Ep. 276 - Precedential Decisions from 8/4/2025 - 8/10/2025 (PSG & anti-circularity; bond & flight risk; fee waivers; aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor; asylee adjustment of status; intent to torture; certificate of service; diligence; hardship)
54:55
Ep. 275 - Precedential Decisions from 7/28/2025 - 8/3/2025 (isomers; realistic probability test; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; due process & one-year asylum filing deadline; MS-13, experts & CAT protection; administrative closure)
49:24
Ep. 274 - Precedential Decisions from 7/21/2025 - 7/27/2025 (alienage; cooperation with U.S. government; competency; generalized violence; issue exhaustion; summary affirmance; U visa; discretionary relief; collateral challenge; due process)
43:33
Ep. 273 - Precedential Decisions from 7/14/2025 - 7/20/2025 (BIA self-certification of LPR grant; separation of powers; bond & danger; particularity & women; family nexus & revenge; IAC; hardship - Monreal factors, medical experts & dangerous countries)
58:31
Ep. 272 - Precedential Decisions from 7/7/2025 - 7/13/2025 (CAT protection - anti Ukraine War in Russia, detention conditions in Russia and Haiti & mental health; discretion & DUI arrest; withholding-only review; hardship review & economic difficulties)
32:37
Special Episode - AILA National Conference Interview 2025! Kelli Stump and Jeff Joseph (conversation with the AILA Presidents)
1:02:45
Ep. 271 - Precedential Decisions from 6/30/2025 - 7/6/2025 (nexus; subordinate; religion; Evangelical Christian; M-R-M-S-; no animus requirement; acquiescence; CAT - bisexual suspected gang members with tattoos; deceit agg fel; retroaction 212(h) waiver)
33:05
Ep. 270 - Precedential Decisions from 6/23/2025 - 6/29/2025 (birthright citizenship & injunctive relief; withholding-only review; CIMT; nexus; cancellation of removal - reserved decision & hardship; PSG definition; relocation)
1:06:01
Ep. 269 - Precedential Decisions from 6/16/2025 - 6/22/2025 (crime of child abuse; conviction after naturalization; parole; termination ; parole; Cuban Adjustment Act; M-A-M- safeguards; CIMT; motion to reopen; mental health facilities in Guatemala)
33:55
Special Episode - Interview with former Appellate Immigration Judge (BIA) Andrea Saenz (background; behind the scenes at the BIA; appellate strategy; Co-Counsel, and much more!)
1:04:31
Ep. 268 - Precedential Decisions from 6/9/2025 - 6/15/2025 (circuit court IAC; inability to practice religion freely; bond & flight; false testimony during naturalization & good moral character; nexus & gangs; hardship & child medical conditions)
40:12
Ep. 267 - Precedential Decisions from 6/2/2025 - 6/8/2025 (revocation of Consular Report of Birth Abroad; administrative closure; recalendaring; issue raised in notice of appeal; credibility; border interview; sexual abuse of a minor)
42:14
Ep. 266 - Precedential Decisions from 5/26/2025 - 6/1/2025 (Adam Walsh Act no risk determination; bond; discretion; IAC motion to reopen; forced military conscription in Russia; deficient NTA; stays; avoiding doctrine of consular non-reviewability)
1:00:55
Ep. 265 - Precedential Decisions from 5/19/2025 - 5/25/2025 (jurisdiction; criminal penalties for obstructing removal; IIRIRA legislative history; untimely petition for review; hardship review; Sikh asylum claim)
29:44
Ep. 264 - Precedential Decisions from 5/12/2025 - 5/18/2025 (email notifications; government nexus - asylum and CAT; mandatory detention; alien arriving; applicant for admission; motion to remand; prima facie case for relief; competency; mental health)
34:41
Ep. 263 - Precedential Decisions from 5/5/2025 - 5/11/2025 (habeas; transfer of noncitizens; stay; bond; burdens; DUI; crime of child abuse; attempt; doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Religious Freedom Restoration Act)
41:30
Ep. 262 - Precedential Decisions from 4/28/2025 - 5/4/2025 (mixed motive Ecuadorian women; M-R-M-S-; indigenous political parties; good moral character; fraud; unarmed assault with intent to rob or steal; fraud not theft; agg fel theft & attempt)
29:56
Ep. 261 - Precedential Decisions from 4/21/2025 - 4/27/2025 (voluntary departure; service on the weekend; CAT & MS-13; ineffective assistance of counsel motions to reopen; marriage and prima facie showing; firm resettlement; hardship to children)
54:57
Ep. 260 - Precedential Decisions from 4/14/2025 - 4/20/2025 (illegal abduction and disappearing of individuals with withholding of removal grant; Executive overreach; facilitate; naturalization during removal proceedings)
27:42
Ep. 259 - Precedential Decisions from 4/7/2025 - 4/13/2025 (exceptional & extremely unusual hardship; failure to consider psychological report; notice of appeal deadline; former police officers; nexus; denying asylum as a matter of discretion; CIMT theft)
44:09
Ep. 258 - Precedential Decisions from 3/31/2025 - 4/6/2025 (PSG cooperators against MS-13; social distinction & ocular visibility; crime of violence; realistic probability test; naturalization review; INA § 310(c); warrant of arrest)
42:25
Ep. 257 - Precedential Decisions from 3/24/2025 - 3/30/2025 (crime of violence; force through omission; temporary appellate IJs; ultra vires argument; discovery to challenge I-130 denial; INA § 204(c); depositions)
30:15
Ep. 256 - Precedential Decisions from 3/17/2025 - 3/23/2025 (deeming asylum application abandoned for failure to include declaration; point of comparison of CSA and state drug schedule; individualized inquiry for hardship; credibility)
43:48
Important Announcement!
0:53
Ep. 255 - Precedential Decisions from 3/10/2025 - 3/16/2025 (alienage by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence; hardship and one-year filing deadline review: satisfaction of Attorney General; asylum in India - loan sharks and Mann Party; deference)
50:14