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Paye v. Garland, No. 23-1426 (1st Cir. July 17, 2024)

• flight from ethnic cleansing and genocide as past persecution; INA § 242(a)(2)(C) jurisdiction

Ramos-Gutierrez v. Garland, No. 23-1885 (1st Cir. July 18, 2024)

• particularly social group; nexus; circularity; example of what happens when you report on gangs in El Salvador 

Ortega-Cordova v. Garland, No. 22-1700 (4th Cir. July 16, 2024)

• evolving definit...

Azumah v. USCIS, No. 22-2175 (4th Cir. July 9, 2024)

• naturalization; lawfully admitted for permanent residence; 8 C.F.R. § 316.2(b); applicant for admission

Bador v. Garland, No. 22-6492 (2d Cir. July 11, 2024)

• INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; conditional permanent resident; INA § 216(c)(4)(B); I-751; Vasquez v. Holder; bonafide marriage; Matter of Bador

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Gutierrez v. Garland, Nos., 22-554, 21-130 (9th Cir. July 2, 2024)

• carjacking in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 215(a); aggravated felony crime of violence; crime involving moral turpitude; statute silent on mens rea; Borden; California robbery;  res judicata 

Cruz Galicia v. Garland, No. 23-1910 (1st Cir. July 1, 2024)

• climate refugees; particular social group; review by three member panel; Guatemala 

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Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451 (U.S. June 28, 2024)

• deference to agencies; APA; Chevron; star decisis 

Santiago Lopez v. Garland, No. 23-2081 (7th Cir. June 24, 2024)

• non-LPR cancellation of removal; Wilkinson; discretionary determination; procedural vs. substantive challenge; timelines of deficient NTA challenge 

Manzano v. Garland, No. 22-704 (...

Department of State v. Munoz, No. 23-334 (U.S. June 21, 2024)

• fundamental right to live with one’s spouse in the United States; due process; doctrine of consular nonreviewability 

Matter of H-C-R-C-, 28 I&N Dec. 809 (BIA 2024)

• lawful sanction cannot defeat the CAT; prison rape; credibility

Garcia Cortes v. Garland, No. 22-1930 (4th Cir. June 17, 2024)

• non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and...

Campos-Chaves v. Garland, No. 22-674 (U.S. June 14, 2024)

• in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; statutory interpretation; Notice of Hearing; INA § 239(a)(2); “change”; “new”; “any”

United States v. Venjohn, No. 23-8028 (10th Cir. June 10, 2024)

• crime of violence; Colorado Stat. § 18-3-206; state appellate case law binds for categorical approach; Taylor; threatened use of force

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• South Carolina domestic violence (4th Cir.); Afghan and Iraqi Allies, et al. v. Blinken, et al (D.C. Cir.); Jajati v. CBP (9th Cir.)

Smith v. Garland, No. 22-954 (9th Cir. June 3, 2024)

• authentication of domestic records; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6; exhaustion; government failure to raise argument; CAT protection; Guyana

Smith v. Garland, et. al, No. 23-2874 (7th Cir. June 3, 2024)

• arbitrary ...

Huynh v. Garland, No. 23-1318 (8th Cir. May 28, 2024)

• sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony; possession of child pornography; INA § 101(A)(43)(a); Iowa Code § 728.12(3); INA § 101(a)(43)(L); CIMT; realistic provability and case exemplars

Lopez-Sorto v. Garland, No. 21-2107 (4th Cir. May 31, 2024)

• CAT protection; mootness and physical removal; ICE’s Facilitation of Return Policy; reverting back to LPR status; Rod...

Brown v. United States, No. 22-6389 (U.S. May 23, 2024)

• sentence enhancement; ACCA; Pennsylvania marijuana; Florida cocaine; categorical approach point of comparison

Matter of M-N-I-, 28 I&N Dec. 803 (BIA 2024)

• choice of law; change of venue; Matter of Garcia; administrative control court; notice of hearing

Tulung v. Garland, No. 23-2430 (1st Cir. May 21, 2024)

• changed country condition motion ...

Sorto-Vasquez Kidd, et al. v. Mayorkas, et al., (C.D. Cal. May 15, 2024)

• knock and arrest; knock and talk; curtilage; Fourth Amendment; injunctive relief; vacating ICE policy and practice; Aleman Gonzalez; INA § 242(f)

Matter of Furtado, 28 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2024)

• Hague Act Adoption and I-130; exceptions; internal USCIS policy; Central Authority letter; habitual residence

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Suate-Orellana v. Garland, No. 19-72446 (9th Cir. May 7, 2024) 

• deficient NTA; reinstatement; exhaustion; claims processing rule; INA § 241(a)(5) not jurisdictional; Santos-Zacaria and clearly irreconcilable precedent

Galvez-Vicencio v. Garland, No. 23-3018 (8th Cir. May 6, 2024) 

• reasonable fear review; family based particular social group; fear of cartels; retribution; Mexico

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Sanchez-Perez v. Garland, No. 23-3004 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2024)

• misdemeanor domestic assault under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111; crime of domestic violence; physical force; mental harms; bodily injury; United Staes v. Castleman

Saleh v. Garland, No. 22-3036 (6th Cir. May 2, 2024)

• expert witness; attorney concessions; holistic approach to aggregate CAT analysis; Iraq

Loredo Rangel v. Garland, No. 23-60089 (5t...

Queen v. United States, No. 22-30294 (5th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024)

• FTCA; prisoner claims; de minimis harm

Ndlovu v. Garland, No. 23-2208 (7th Cir. Apr. 25, 2024)

• justification; Patel; colorable question of law; time limit on discretion

Rangel-Fuentes v. Garland, No. 23-9511 (10th Cir. Apr. 23, 2024)

• qualifying relative; non-LPR cancellation of removal; age out; 4,000 cap; BIA notice of appeal requirements; n...

Bristow v. Mayorkas, No. 22 C 991 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024)

• I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); persuasiveness of affidavits

Olmedo Martinez v. Garland, No. 23-9593 (10th Cir. Apr. 16, 2024)

• non-LPR cancellation of removal motion to reopen; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; Wilkinson; medical issues for children

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 Abdulahad v. Garland, No. 22-3743 (6th Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) 

• CAT deferral; aggregate forms of torture; changed country condition motion to reopen; cumulative evidence; point of comparison; individualized risk; American characteristics; Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF); Chaldean Christian; Iraq 

Cheejati, et al. v. Blinken, et al., No. 23-40398 (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2024) 

• injunction; visa bulletin; India; TRO; jurisdic...

United States v. Hansen, No. 17-10548 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2024)

• common law specific intent mens rea; solicitation definition; 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and 1324(a)(1)(B)(i); encouraging violation of immigration law

Matter of F-C-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 788 (BIA 2024) (amended)

• 8 C.F.R. § 1240.17; expedited removal; credible fear process; mental incompetency and untimely evidence

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