Immigration Review

Fajardo-Rivas v. Blanche , No. 25-1280 (4th Cir. Oct. 13, 2026) motion to reopen; prima facie ; immediate family nexus; new evidence showing persecutor; 18th Street Gang; Honduras   Matter of L. Ramirez , 30 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2026) U visa; continuance; Matter of Sanchez Sosa ; visa delay   Alawieh v. Mullin , No. 25-2238 (1st Cir. Oct. 14, 2026) cancelling visas; Hezbollah on phone; jurisdicti...

Ojukwu v. Lyons, et al ., No. 26-3891 (6th Cir. Oct. 9, 2026) D.V.D. ; third country removal; Nken ; stay; generalized evidence and irreparable harm; removal with withholding; class certification consequences; third country assurances   Alvarenga v. Blanche , No. 25-2780 (8th Cir. Oct. 8, 2026) due process; prejudice; EWI removability burdens and arguments; fear of child’s gang recruitment; CAT ac...

Matter of Y-M-B- , 30 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2026) no bond based on flight risk; misrepresentation in asylum application; asylum on appeal to BIA   Matter of G-R-B- , 30 I&N Dec. 102 (BIA 2026) pretermission without motion from DHS; IJ authority; right to present evidence and argument; H-A-A-V- ; prima facie   Matter of Cornejo-Aguilar , 30 I&N Dec. 105 (BIA 2026) LPR cancellation of removal...

Padilla v. ICE , No. 24-2801 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2026) entry; admission; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; Matter of M-S- ; due process; Thuraissigiam ; expedited removal   Matter of K-K-U-J- , 30 I&N Dec. 81 (BIA 2026) extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; being mislead by a notario   Matter of Mendez Maldonado , 30 I&N Dec. 62 (BIA 2026) Matter of K ; admiss...

D.V.D. v. DHS , No. 26-1212 (1st Cir. Sept.  18, 2016) Third country removal; due process; class action; sequencing; effective notice; meaningful opportunity to contest removal based on fear of persecution; notice and opportunity; fear of persecution; asylum; withholding of removal; 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(2)(E); statutory construction; Convention Against Torture    Matter of A-V-O- , 30 I&N Dec. 4...

Trigueros v. Blanche , No. 24-4847 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) in absentia motion to reopen due to exceptional circumstances; flat tire; no affidavit required for pro se; no corroboration required if not inherently unbelievable; Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L- ; BIA can’t trump circuit   Perez-Castillo, et al v. Blanche , No. 21-70087 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) persecutor bar; statutory interpretation; n...

Parada Calderon v. Blanche , No. 25-2204 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026) holistic approach to CAT claims; no quantitative statistical analysis required; expert evidence on El Salvador’s State of Exception; failure to give expert reports reasoned consideration; new evidence for motion to reopen; prima facie standard   Mbueno-Vita, et al. v. Blanche , No. 24-5472 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026) approximate testim...

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Yanez Piedra v. Blanche , No. 25-1258 (4th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) conviction vacatur; Pickering ; statutory interpretation; plain text; voluntary departure; Hewitt ; star decisis; Loper Bright   Matter of Jones , 29 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2026) definition of attorney; 8 C.F.R. § 1001.1(f); indefinite suspension    Matter of W-F-D- , 29 I&N Dec. 854 (BIA 2026) bond; jurisdiction; withholding of rem...

Olibris v. Blanche , No. 25-60322 (5th Cir. Aug.  13, 2026) INA § 237(a)(4)(A)(i); prohibiting the export of goods; firearms to Haiti; 18 U.S.C. § 554; cannot of noscitur a sociis   Guerra Quezada, et al. v. United States , No. 25-10372 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) derivative citizenship; constructive presence; Matter of Navarrete   Matter of M-M-L-J- , 29 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2026) number bar to mot...

Bangs v. Blanche , No. 25-1820 (1st Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) witness tampering in violation of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 641:5(II); obstruction of justice; categorical approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Pugin ; intent to interfere with legal process   Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, et al ., No. 25-2152 (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(...

Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Att’y Gen. , No. 22-12848 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)   motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; Matter of Lozada ; substantial compliance; appropriate disciplinary authority  Matter of I-S-M- , 29 I&N Dec. 811 (BIA 2026)   asylum; adverse credibility; identity and nationality; inconsistent statements; fraudulent identity documents; REAL ID Act; burden of proof ...

Rodriguez Vazquez, et al. v. Bostock, et al ., No. 25-6842 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026) class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity    Cirrus Rojas v. Olson, et al ., No. 25-3127 (7th Cir. July 30, 2026) mootness; deemed; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admissi...

Extra case roundup Mahdawi v. Trump , 2026 WL 2090981 (2d Cir. 2026) – habeas & § 237(a)(4)(C) Suri v. Trump , 2026 WL 2123557 (4th Cir. 2026) – habeas & § 237(a)(4)(C) Fuentes v. USCIS (4th Cir. July 24, 2026) – SIJ, statutory interpretation, and parental benefits   Rana v. Blanche , No. 25-1862 (1st Cir. July 23, 2026) M-A-M- ; mental health safeguards and credibility; indicia of incompe...

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Fulton v. Mullin, et al ., No. 25-194 (2d Cir. July 14, 2026) habeas; release pending appeal; Mapp ; end stage renal disease   Matter of N-E-R-S- , 29 I&N Dec. 753 (BIA 2026) ACA with Ecuador; implementing agreement; interlocutory appeal   Matter of E-A-R-M- , 29 I&N Dec. 746 (BIA 2026) IJs cannot consider anything when DHS makes an asylum pretermission motion based on ACA with Ecuador; DH...

Aguilar-Villalobos v. Blanche , No. 23-6899 (2d Cir. July 8, 2026) adverse credibility; inconsistency; El Salvador’s State of Exception; intentionally horrendous prison conditions; prison as torture; CAT   Matter of R-A-N- , 29 I&N Dec. 739 (BIA 2026) forced military conscription; atrocities; well-founded fear of persecution; nexus; Russia   Lopez-Lopez v. Blanche , No. 25-1924 (8th Cir. July...

Trump v. Barbara, et al ., No. 25-365 (U.S. June 30, 2026) birthright citizenship; history; Second Founding   Sosnava Rodriguez, et al. v. Mullin, et al ., No. 26-50183 (5th Cir. July 2, 2026) procedural and substantive due; right to a bond hearing after 90 days; Mathews ; fundamental liberty interest for noncitizens; EWI detention; mandatory detention   Matter of T-D-E- , 29 I&N Dec. 732 (BIA...

Blanche v. Lau , No. 25-429 (U.S. June 23, 2026) applicant for admission; returning LPR; parole   Mullin v. Doe (Miot) , No. 25-1083 (U.S. June 25, 2026) TPS; jurisdiction; determination; termination; preliminary relief; equal protection     Mullin v. Al Otro Lado , No. 25-5 (U.S. June 25, 2026) canon against surplusage; presumption against extraterritoriality   Garcia Corrales v. Blanche , No. 24...

Baro v. Blanche , No. 25-3894 (6th Cir. June 16, 2026) 30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; claims processing rule; equitable tolling; health crisis; difficulty in finding an attorney; diligence   Alves-Pains v. Blanche , No. 24-1895 (1st Cir. June 18, 2026) particularly social group articulation; women unable to leave; nuclear family +; reconsideration  Matter of A-C-M- , 29 I&N Dec. 703 (BI...

Laureano v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 24-2433 (3d Cir. May 29, 2026) petition for review withholding of removal; reinstatement; Riley ; Matter of Y-L- presumption   Matter of Herrera-Nunez , 29 I&N Dec. 691 (BIA 2026) stay pending motion to reopen; requirement to file stay with DHS first; procedural rules; administrative efficiency; power to create discretionary policies   Matter of Herrera-N...

Alvarado-Paz v. Blanche , No. 25-1119 (4th Cir. June 1, 2026) nexus; BIA missing particular social groups; Salvadoran women; substantial evidence review; CAT assessment; asserting correct particular social groups before IJ   Uddin v. Blanche , No. 24-1067 (4th Cir. June 5, 2026) crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); sexual images of children on filing sharing platform; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:...

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Buckley v. Blanche , No. 24-1957 (1st Cir. May 29, 2026) review of adjustment of status denial; later filed BIA brief; failure to provide reasoned consideration; substantial Lozada compliance; IJ duty to develop the record; prejudice    Matter of A-H-D- , 29 I&N Dec. 642 (BIA 2026) past persecution in the Ninth Circuit; police beatings; unable or unwilling to protect and tribal resolution of c...

Rodriguez-Solis v. Blanche , No. 24-1937 (4th Cir. May 21, 2026) right to counsel; continuance; prejudice; importance of immigration attorney    Matter of I-B-M-S- , 29 I&N Dec. 628 (BIA 2026) motion to change venue; webex hearing; off the record discussions; IJ bias; IJ as neural arbiter   Matter of L-A-D- , 29 I&N Dec 634 (BIA 2026) Mexican mental health; schizophrenia; particularity; so...