Immigration Review Ep. 285 - Precedential Decisions from 10/6/2025 - 10/12/2025 (notice reasonably calculated; DHS stipulations not binding; in absentia reopening; CAT gang tattoo claims; Dr. Thomas Boerman; El Salvador’s state of exception; torturing prisoners)
United States v. Rivera-Valdes, No. 21-30177 (9th Cir. Sep. 18, 2025) (en banc)
- notice reasonably calculated to reach noncitizen; due process; fundamental fairness; in absentia reopening; incorrect address in OSC
Matter of J-H-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 2025)
- DHS stipulations not binding; CAT; transgender women in Honduras
Vergara Castellar v. Bondi, No. 24-2930 (7th Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)
- appealing in absentia order of removal before filing a motion to reopen
Jimenez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-9573 (10th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025)
- political opinion; fear of mafia leader; nexus; relocation; unwilling or unable to protect; death threats; failure to report; Colombia
Villalta Martinez v. Bondi, No. 24-115 (2d Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)
- CAT gang tattoo claims; Dr. Thomas Boerman; El Salvador’s state of exception; torturing prisoners; country condition reports specific enough; intentional prison overcrowding; rejecting claims by El Salvador’s Human Rights Ombudsman; lawful sanction under local law cannot defeat CAT
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