

Immigration Review
Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)
A weekly podcast of immigration case summaries and practice insights from your host, Kevin A. Gregg, a partner at the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A. Each Monday, the Immigration Review podcast reviews the latest published opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—discussing some in depth, providing holdings for others, and always giving practical insights, rummaging through the week’s decisions so you don’t have to. *Read about your host and the KKTP law firm here: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/
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Jun 7, 2021 • 28min
Ep. 58 - Precedential Decisions from 5/31/2021 - 6/6/2021 (adverse credibility; administrative closure; Kisor deference; past persecution; new regulations; sua sponte motion to reopen; departure bar; nexus)
[1:48] Ep. preview with United States v. Abdul Aziz (1st Cir. Jun. 2, 2021) Massachusetts marijuana and hemp[2:44] Garland v. Dai, No. 19-1155 (U.S. June 1, 2021)adverse credibility; presumption of credibility; deemed credible; persuasiveness [8:26] Garcia-Deleon v. Garland, No. 20-3957 (6th Cir. June 4, 2021)administrative closure; Castro-Tum; regulatory interpretation; provisional unlawful presence waiver; 8 C.F.R § 212.7(e)(4)(iii) [13:29] Padilla-Franco v. Garland, No. 20-2415 (8th Cir. June 2, 2021)asylum; past persecution; particular social group; extortion; BIA standard of review [17:09] Rubalcaba v. Garland, No. 17-70845 (9th Cir. June 2, 2021)sua sponte motion to reopen; departure bar; Kisor deference [23:06] Sanchez-Castro v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-15091 (11th Cir. June 1, 2021)nexus; family-based particular social group; government acquiescence; MS-13; El Salvador*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

May 31, 2021 • 39min
Ep. 57 - Precedential Decisions from 5/24/2021 - 5/30/2021 (illegal reentry convictions; IJ duty to develop record; MS-13; past torture; returning LPR applicant for admission; hardship; reason to believe drug trafficking)
[2:13] United States v. Palomar-Santiago, No. 20-437 (U.S. May 24, 2021)8 U.S.C. § 1326(d); illegal reentry; Leocal; motion to reopen; change in law [7:42] Quintero v. Garland, No. 19-1904 (4th Cir. May 26, 2021)presumption of credibility; duty to develop record; Matter of W-Y-C- & H-O-B-; pro se respondents; acquiescence; aggregate harm; Convention Against Torture; El Salvador; MS-13 [16:18] Dawson v. Garland, No. 19-73124 (9th Cir. May 26, 2021)Convention Against Torture; past torture; protective order; changed personal conditions; relocation; Jamaica [20:28] Vazquez Romero v. Garland, No. 15-72947 (9th Cir. May 28, 2021)applicant for admission; returning LPR; Matter of Valenzuela-Felix; INA § 101(a)(13)(C); CIMT; California petty theft; bond [28:17] Tacuri-Tacuri v. Garland, No. 19-1687 (1st Cir. May 24, 2021) INA § 240A(b); non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship [34:21] Rojas v. Garland, No. 19-1944 (8th Cir. May 27, 2021) knows or has reason to believe illicit trafficker in a controlled substance; INA § 212(a)(2)(C); probable cause; criminal alien bar; INA § 242(a)(2)(C)*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

May 24, 2021 • 32min
Ep. 56 - Precedential Decisions from 5/17/2021 - 5/23/2021 (membership in Tier III terrorist organization; issue preclusion; fugitive disentitlement doctrine; unable/unwilling; complete helplessness; INA § 101(a)(43)(D); derivative citizenship)
[2:28] Islam v. DHS, No. 19-13287 (11th Cir. May 20, 2021)INA § 212(a)(3)(B); membership in a terrorist organization; definition of Tier III terrorist organization; jurisdiction; issue preclusion; collateral estoppel; “actually litigated”; void for vagueness; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [12:01] Figueroa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-1419 (3d Cir. May 19, 2021)fugitive disentitlement doctrine; unable or unwilling to control; complete helplessness; condone; consent, acquiesce, or willful blindness; CAT; withholding gang violence; Honduras [18:31] Maniar v. Garland, No. 18-60667 (5th Cir. May 20, 2021) INA § 101(a)(43)(D); conspiracy; aggravated felony; Chenery; Niz-Chavez; jurisdiction [22:42] Carino v. Garland, No. 18-72985 (9th Cir. May 18, 2021)derivative citizenship; INA § 321(a); legal custody; nunc pro tunc state court orders; Congressional intent; federalism; Philippines; Convention Against Torture; drugs*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

May 22, 2021 • 42min
Special Episode - Interview with John Pratt, Partner at KKTP (personal and professional background; exploding briefcases; EB-5 visas; regional center program; AILA national elections)
[01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with John Pratt[19:51] EB-5 visas and Regional Center Program[35:24] AILA National electionsClick this link to learn more about John!*Please noteThis interview slightly misstates the factual circumstances of the Iran-Contra Affair. Our apologies! *Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, San Diego, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Support the show

May 17, 2021 • 44min
Ep. 55 - Precedential Decisions from 5/10/2021 - 5/16/2021 (derivative citizenship; in absentia motion to reopen; extraordinary circumstances; preconclusion voluntary departure; evidence of conviction; termination of asylum and "danger"; past persecution)
[2:22] Cheneau v. Garland, No. 15-70636 (9th Cir. May 13, 2021) (en banc) derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a)(5) (repealed); statutory interpretation; cannon against superfluity; cannon when Congress uses language it omits elsewhere; Congressional intent; family unity; history of the INA [11:37] Hernandez-Galand v. Garland, No. 17-70538 (9th Cir. May 12, 2021)motion to reopen; in absentia; INA § 240(b)(5)(C)(i); exceptional circumstances; totality of circumstances; persuasiveness of affidavit [18:21] Blanc v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12508 (11th Cir. May 11, 2021)Pre-conclusion voluntary departure under INA § 240B(a); jurisdiction; BIA authority; factfinding; discretion; Patel and Kurapati [24:48] Nguyen v. Garland, No. 19-60342 (5th Cir. May 12, 2021)conviction; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); criminal alien jurisdictional bar; unsigned documents [28:45] Mirza v. Garland, No. 20-60132 (5th Cir. May 12, 2021)termination of asylum; INA § 212(b)(2)(A)(iv); Matter of A-H-; probable cause standard; danger; reasonable grounds; Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM); Chevron deference [36:18] Thayalan v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2270 (3d Cir. May 10, 2021)past persecution; asylum; pattern of mistreatment; extortion; Matter of A-B- II, Sri Lanka; Tamil*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

May 10, 2021 • 48min
Ep. 54 - Precedential Decisions from 5/3/2021 - 5/9/2021 (administrative closure; reinstatement; aggravated felony theft; abandonment of asylum application; CIMT within five years of admission; Chevron deference; TPS, admission & statutory construction)
[2:13] Arcos Sanchez v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-1843 (3d Cir. May 5, 2021)administrative closure; regulations; regulatory interpretation; Kisor deference; DACA [8:56] Romero v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 19-3705 (3d Cir. May 5, 2021)reinstatement; withholding only proceedings; jurisdiction; notice of referral; Form I-863; Pereira[12:51] K.A. v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 17-3640 (3d Cir. May 4, 2021)second-degree New Jersey robbery in violation of N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:15-1; aggravated felony “theft offense” under INA § 101(a)(43)(G); New Jersey theft; consent through fraud; affirmative defense [22:43] Guzman-Garcia v. Garland, No. 20-1966 (7th Cir. May 3, 2021)asylum; withholding of removal; well-founded fear; gangs; Mexico [25:37] Gonzalez-Veliz v. Garland, No. 19-72090 (9th Cir. May 4, 2021) abandonment of asylum application; biometrics; continuance; good cause [32:23] Artola v. Garland, No. 19-1286 (8th Cir. May 5, 2051) LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a); TPS; admission; INA § 244(e); statutory construction; plain text[38:49] Route v. Garland, No. 19-72854 (9th Cir. May 6, 2021)CIMT within 5 years; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(i); Micronesia; Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; US-FSM COFA § 141; Matter of Alyazji; admission; Chevron deference; unpublished BIA decision Links referenced in Arcos Sanchez :https://bit.ly/3bbU9mKhttps://bit.ly/3to1wh6*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewDISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

May 3, 2021 • 35min
Ep. 53 - Precedential Decisions from 4/26/2021 - 5/2/2021 (cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; statutory interpretation; pardons; former INA 212(c) relief; U-Visa waivers; controlled substance divisibility)
[2:53] Niz-Chavez v. Garland, No. 19-863 (U.S. Apr. 29, 2021)non-LPR cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; implication of the indefinite article “a”; statutory interpretation; Dictionary Act; motion to reopen; claims processing rule [15:20] Tetteh v. Garland, No. 19-2357 (4th Cir. Apr. 27, 2021) pardons; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); Georgia First Offender Act, Ga. Code Ann. § 42-8-60; former INA § 212(c); definition of conviction [22:16] Jimenez-Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 19-2467 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2021) U-visa; waivers; Chenrey doctrine; IJ authority; INA § 212(d)(3)(A)(ii); regulatory interpretation; limits of expressio unius canon [29:54] USA v. Figueroa-Beltran, No. 16-10388 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2021)Nevada Revised Statute § 453.337; 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a); divisibility; drug trafficking; sentence enhancement*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

Apr 26, 2021 • 12min
Ep. 52 - Precedential Decisions from 4/19/2021 - 4/25/2021 (one year anniversary!!!!! - assault; aggravated felony; crime of violence; 18 U.S.C. 16(a))
[2:13] Happy anniversary, and thank you![4:40] Thompson v. Garland, No. 17-3494 (2d Cir. Apr. 22, 2021)second-degree assault under New York Penal Law § 120.05(1); crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a)*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

Apr 19, 2021 • 38min
Ep. 51 - Precedential Decisions from 4/12/2021 - 4/18/2021 (conditional lawful permanent resident; willful misrepresentation; pardons; possession of marijuana; divisibility; crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; reasonable fear interview)
[2:04] Odds and Ends [3:47] Matter of Mensah, 28 I&N Dec. 288 (BIA 2021)conditional lawful permanent resident; CLPR; petition to remove condition; fraud or willful misrepresentation; INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(i); USCIS interview [13:26] Aristy-Rosa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 20-2105 (3d Cir. Mar. 16, 2021) pardons; definition of conviction; full faith and credit; INA § 237(a)(2)(B); INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); Matter of Suh [18:57] Arroyo v. Garland, No. 19-3032 (8th Cir. Apr. 14, 2021)controlled substances offense; INA § 212(a)(2)(a)(i)(II); possession of marijuana; Iowa Code § 124.401(5); divisibility; different punishments; motion to reconsider [25:09] Zarate-Alvarez v. Garland, No. 19-9570 (10th Cir. Mar. 23, 2021)INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-401(1)(a), (7)(b)(I); non-LPR cancellation of removal [29:48] Alvarado-Herrera v. Garland, No. 18-70191 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2021)reasonable fear interview; reinstatement; expedited removal procedures; Convention Against Torture; 18th Street Gang; willful blindness of police; Honduras*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreview*About your host: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/*More episodes at: https://www.kktplaw.com/immigration-review-podcast/*Featured in the top 15 of Immigration Podcast in the U.S.! https://blog.feedspot.com/immigration_podcasts/DISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show

Apr 12, 2021 • 49min
Ep. 50 - Precedential Decisions from 4/5/2021 - 4/11/2021 (particular social groups; reinstatement; Cuban journalists; nexus; antique firearm; realistic probability; CIMT; factfinding)
[2:13] Rodriguez-Tornes v. Garland, No. 19-71104 (9th Cir. Apr. 5, 2021)asylum; nexus; Matter of A-B-; Matter of A-B- II, feminism political opinion; particular social group of Mexican females; reman; expert [9:28] Matter of A-S-M-, 28 I&N Dec. 282 (BIA 2021)INA § 241(a)(5); reinstatement; withholding of removal; country of removal; INA § 241(b)(2)(A)–(E); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.8(e); 8 C.F.R. § 1241.31 [13:43] Sánchez-Vásquez v. Garland, No. 20-1661 (1st Cir. Apr. 7, 2021)particular social group; anti-gang; Evangelical Christian; El Salvador; administrative notice; pro se respondent [17:07] Cabrera Martinez v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-14110 (11th Cir. Apr. 7, 2021) asylum; past persecution; economic persecution; “reasoned consideration”; Cuban journalists; Cuba [21:25] Orellana-Recinos v. Garland, No. 19-9596 (10th Cir. Apr. 5, 2021)asylum; nexus; family based particular social group; gang recruitment; MS-13; El Salvador [24:43] Quiroa-Motta v. Garland, No. 20-1425 (1st Cir. Apr. 6, 2021)motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; due diligence [27:30] Aspilaire v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 19-12605 (11th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021)aggravated felony, INA § 101(a)(43)(E)(ii); felon in possession of a firearm, Fla. Stat. § 790.23(1)(a); antique firearms exception; realistic probability test [33:53] Diaz-Flores v. Garland, No. 17-72563 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021)definition of a CIMT; first-degree burglary of a dwelling under Oregon Rev. Stat. § 164.225; Matter of J-G-D-F-; dwelling [41:15] Ahmed v. Garland, No. 19-3480 (8th Cir. Apr. 8, 2021) law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); Minn. Stat. § 152.025; disability; BIA factfinding; asylum; Somalia*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.www.kktplaw.com/Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwisewww.docketwise.com/immigration-review"Modern immigration software & case management"*Want to become a patron of Immigration Review? Check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview *CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: "Immigration Review Podcast" or @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewDISCLAIMER: Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide specific legal advice. Rather, the Immigration Review® podcast offers general information and insights regarding recent immigration cases from publicly available sources. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the podcast host. The Immigration Review® podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state. MUSIC CREDITS: "Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.Support the show