Ep. 4 - Precedential Decisions from 5/18/20 - 5/24/20 (asylum, withholding of removal, domestic violence, pardons, ineffective assistance of counsel, u-visa)

Cases as discussed in order:

[01:33] Guzman Vazquez v. Barr, No. 19-3417 (6th Cir. May 18, 2020)

• withholding of removal; “one central reason”; nexus; corroboration; opportunity to explain

[11:02] Juan Antonio v. Barr, No. 18-3500 (6th Cir. May 19, 2020)

• asylum; particular social group; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-R-C-G-, domestic violence; indigenous; Guatemala

[18:30] Matter of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., 27 I&N Dec. 837 (DIR 2020) 

• non-attorney accreditation; EOIR Director; reconsideration 

[21:46] Thompson v. Barr, No. 18-1823 (1st Cir. May 21, 2020)

• sua sponte motion to reopen; pardons; INA 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); jurisdiction

[26:47] Alvarez-Espino v. Barr, No. 19-2289 (7th Cir. May 20, 2020)

• ineffective assistance of counsel; u-visa; continuance; prejudice

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