Immigration Review Ep. 174 - Precedential Decisions from 8/21/2023 - 8/27/2023 (CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; extortion & asylum; credibility & inconsistencies; wire fraud; +$10,000 loss; child soldier & mental health in Sudan)
Murillo Morocho v. Garland, No. 22-1881 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023)
- CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; consent or acquiesce; willful blindness; prison violence in Ecuador
Montoya-Lopez v. Garland, No. 23-1036 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023)
- past persecution; particular social group; “family members of a business owner perceived as wealthy”; "people who have fled gangs instead of continuing to pay extortion"; extortion as persecution; economic deprivation; El Salvador
Munoz-Rivera v. Garland, No. 22-3124 (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2023)
- domestic violence type asylum; material inconsistency; waiver of argument
Robbertse v. Garland, No. 22-1739 (8th Cir. Aug. 21, 2023)
- wire fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1343; aggravated identity theft; 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(c)(5); INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); circumstance specific approach; over $10,000; sentencing documents and burdens; plea colloquy; particularly serious crime; N-A-M-
Deng v. Garland, No. 22-3621 (8th Cir. Aug. 25, 2023)
- CAT deferral; child soldier; South Sudan; hypothetical link in the chain; torture in prison; mental health
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