Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)

Immigration Review

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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 Tuesday, 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-...

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Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)

Episodes

Ep. 323 - Precedential Decisions: 6/29/2026 - 07/5/2026 (birthright citizenship; bond for EWIs - due process & statutory; credibility; bond venue; withholding-only review & FARO PFR; child endangerment; strict Lozada compliance; reopening) 07.07.2026 1:09:36

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...

Ep. 322 - Precedential Decisions: 6/22/2026 - 06/28/2026 (returning LPR; TPS; no more equal protection; metering; motion to reopen untimely appeal; PFR & FARO; discretionary asylum; ACA termination; hardship & discretion; M-A-M- safeguards; PSC) 30.06.2026 1:15:35

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...

Ep. 321 - Precedential Decisions: 6/15/2026 - 06/21/2026 (30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; equitable tolling; particularly social group articulation; ACA agreements; safe third country; forced abortion; corroboration; incorrect document translation) 23.06.2026 32:46

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...

Ep. 320 - Precedential Decisions: 6/8/2026 - 06/14/2026 (petition for review withholding of removal; Matter of Y-L-; BIA stays; sua sponge reopening; reweighing evidence; crime of violence; recklessness; violation of a protective order) 16.06.2026 46:56

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...

Ep. 319 - Precedential Decisions: 6/1/2026 - 06/7/2026 (PSG - must consider all claims, family, nationwide social distinction; crime of child abuse; mandatory detention; discretion & crimes; particularly serious crime; AI sanctions; equitable tolling) 09.06.2026 1:03:13

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:...

Special Episode Interview with San Diego Immigration Attorney Andrew Nietor, candidate for AILA National Secretary 08.06.2026 1:06:48

Email and Links! Email : andrew@nietorlaw.com Website : www.nietorlaw.com Twitter/X : @anietor Bluesky : @nietorlaw.com Recent AILA blog post : “When Chaos is the Strategy”: https://www.aila.org/library/think-immigration-when-chaos-is-the-strategy-recognizing-the-patterns Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Flor...

Ep. 318 - Precedential Decisions: 5/25/2026 - 05/31/2026 (adjustment & missed BIA briefing; past persecution; untimely DHS appeal; lack of candor about criminal history; 204(c) & I-130 revocation; danger; crime of violence; hardship; corroboration) 02.06.2026 58:40

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...

Ep. 317 - Precedential Decisions: 5/18/2026 - 05/24/2026 (right to counsel; motion to change venue; DESPERATE NEED for neutral arbiter; Mexican mental health claims; nexus & fear of family; crime of violence; carjacking) 26.05.2026 36:06

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...

Ep. 316 - Precedential Decisions: 5/11/2026 - 05/17/2026 (no mandatory detention of EWIs; seeking admission; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens; past persecution; reasonable relocation in India; Sikh; Urias Orellana) 19.05.2026 25:50

Lopez-Campos, et al. v. Raycraft, et al ., No. 25-1965 (6th Cir. May 11, 2026) no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado ; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; statutory interpretation; longstanding agency interpretation; legislative history; use of the word “otherwise”; cannot against surplusage; due pr...

Ep. 315 - Precedential Decisions: 5/4/2026 - 05/10/2026 (IJ duty to develop record; Mexico - CAT & informants, dv asylum, "arrival" & serious nonpolitical crime; time barred MTR & asylum; bond for EWIs; denatz & NTA advisals; consular nonreviewability) 12.05.2026 1:09:07

Diahn v. Blanche , No. 24-2066 (4th Cir. May 5, 2026) IJ duty to develop record; pro se respondents; no hearing notice; prejudice; duty to advise about witnesses; exhaustion Matter of J-E-L- , 29 I&N Dec. 605 (BIA 2026) CAT; FBI informants; evidence specific to applicant; unknown identity of kidnappers Matter of C-P-Y- , 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026) LPR “arrival”; serious nonpolitical...

Ep. 314 - Precedential Decisions: 4/27/2026 - 05/3/2026 (no mandatory detention for EWIs; bond & FBI; in absentia - children & exceptional circumstances; tolling; credibility; 204(c); foreign convictions) 05.05.2026 1:17:55

Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden , No. 25-3141 (2d Cir. Apr. 28, 2026) no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado ; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text Matter of Shentu , 29 I&N Dec. 595 (BIA 2026) bond; FBI Letterhead Memorandum; national security risk Matter of Orozco Becerra and Orozco Becerra , 29...

Ep. 313 - Precedential Decisions: 4/20/2026 - 04/26/2026 (anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; de fact government; credibility; DHS failure to appear; DACA & termination; good moral character; Matter of K) 28.04.2026 46:54

Lopez Martinez v. Blanche , No. 25-1225 (1st Cir. Apr. 23, 2026) anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; imputed political opinion; quasi government; fact-intensive analysis; religion; ignoring protected ground; nexus Matter of D-G-E-A- & N-G-G-E- , 29 I&N Dec. 570 (BIA 2026) anti-gang political opinion; definition of political opinion; discrete cause tied to a gover...

Ep. 312 - Precedential Decisions: 4/13/2026 - 04/19/2026 (clear error review; no closing argument; alleged national security threat; Secretary of State letter; alleged fraud; conviction & community service; hardship & Roma; aggravated felony rape) 21.04.2026 50:04

Taveras Martinez v. Blanche , No. 24-1741 (1st Cir. Apr. 17, 2026) adjustment of status; clear error review; use of false identity and intent; discretion Matter of A-M-Z-F- , 29 I&N Dec. 551 (BIA 2026) due process; prejudice; no right to closing argument; Coptic Christians; Muslim Brotherhood; adverse credibility; Egypt Matter of M-K- , 29 I&N Dec. 556 (BIA 2026) alleged national secu...

Ep. 311 - Precedential Decisions: 4/6/2026 - 04/12/2026 (FARO; Riley; ICE emails; termination; in absentia; ICE non-appearance in court; particular social group exhaustion; nexus; pro se exhaustion; mootness; deficient Form I-693) 14.04.2026 33:02

Velazquez-Olais v. Blanche , No. 25-1244 (7th Cir. Apr. 6, 2026) FARO; Riley ; ICE emails; review of ICE decision refusing to reopen FARO Matter of Bolivar-Bolivar , 29 I&N Dec. 548 (BIA 2026) termination; in absentia; DHS burden to prove alienage; DHS need not appear; Tepec-Garcia Gamas-Vicente v. Blanche , No. 25-3415 (6th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026) particular social group exhaustion; due...

Ep. 310 - Precedential Decisions: 3/30/2026 - 04/5/2026 (I-864 lawsuit; equitable tolling & stateless people; reinstatement; drug trafficking; medical and psychological hardship; VAWA cancellation; notice of appeal specificity; I-601A; fake cases) 07.04.2026 54:29

Circuit round up (extra cases)! NOID sent to wrong address; I-864 lawsuit; diversity visa lawsuit Eskilian v. Bondi , No. 20-72157 (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) due diligence for stateless people; no Lozada where ineffective assistance of counsel plain; Cal. Pen. Code § 1473.7 vacatur; equitable tolling of time and number bar; Soviet Armenia Verduzco Ruiz v. Bondi , No. 18-71787 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2026...

Special Episode Interview with Homero López - former Appellate Immigration Judge, and current ISLA Legal Director 02.04.2026 1:18:09

Email and Links! hlopez@islaimmigration.org Immigration Services & Legal Advocacy Click me to Donate to ISLA Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years. eimmigration "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP Gonzales & Gonz...

Ep. 309 - Precedential Decisions: 3/23/2026 - 03/29/2026 (mandatory detention for EWIs; reliability of I-213s; termination; IJ can't assert deficient NTA; CIMT & one year or longer sentence; attempted use of physical force; reasonable fear jurisdiction) 31.03.2026 47:30

Herrera Avila v. Bondi, et al. , No. 25-3248 (8th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026) mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; Buenrostro-Mendez Matter of Mercado-Martinez , 29 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2026) reliability of Form I-213; termination; presumption of reliability; establishing alienage; rebuttin...

Ep. 308 - Precedential Decisions from 3/16/2026 - 3/22/2026 (Padilla ineffective assistance & near-certain removal; qualifying relative age out; hardship; non-attorney ineffective assistance; sua sponte reopening jx; receipt of stolen property agg fel) 24.03.2026 39:19

United States v. Aguayo-Montes , No. 24-4072 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026) Padilla ; ineffective assistance of counsel; affirmative misadvice; duty to inform of near certain removal; prima facie prejudice; insufficiency of plea warnings; affidavits; Matter of Arevalo-Vargas , 29 I&N Dec. 519 (BIA 2026) qualifying relative child ageing out during appeal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardshi...

Ep. 307 - Precedential Decisions from 3/9/2026 - 3/15/2026 (material support of terrorism waiver; fraud and application withdrawal; continuance & SIJ; admin closure & I-601A; flight risk & bond; past persecution; hardship; CSPA; age-out; F2A to F1) 17.03.2026 1:00:03

Sufiyan v. Bondi , No. 22-6392 (2d. Cir. Mar. 12, 2026) material support of terrorism waiver; duress; requirement to decide asylum and withholding of removal eligibility in the alternative Matter of Texperts, Inc. , 29 I&N Dec. 491 (AAO 2026) fraud finding after withdrawal of application or petition; timely retraction; multiple H-1B petitions for same beneficiary; distinction between fraud o...

Ep. 306 - Precedential Decisions from 3/2/2026 - 3/8/2026 (substantial evidence; past persecution; § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) & pure question of law; expert reliability; fundamental change & asylum; fraud particularly serious crime; U-visa waiver jurisdiction) 10.03.2026 45:28

Urias-Orellana v. Bondi , No. 24-777 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2026) substantial evidence; past persecution review; INA § 242(b); Guerro-Lasprila ; Wilkinson ; mixed question of law and fact Ortez Reyes v. USCIS , No. 25-1391 (4th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026) jurisdiction; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); pure question of law exempt; I-730; derivative asylum statute with removal order Matter of...

Ep. 305 - Precedential Decisions from 2/23/2026 - 3/1/2026 (Florida attempted robbery; crime of violence; admission & 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; cruel legal interpretations; administrative closure & delay; past persecution; acquiescence; Mexican mental health) 03.03.2026 53:35

United States v. Lightsey , No. 20-13682 (11th Cir. Feb. 26, 2026) Florida attempt crimes; attempted robbery in violation of Fla Stat § 812.13(2)(b); crime of violence; Taylor ; cocaine; prior precedent rule; Abrada-Hechavarria et al. v. Bondi (11th Cir.) (separate parole issue (unpub)) Matter of Forjoe , 29 I&N Dec. 463 (BIA 2026) admission; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; discretion; retroactiv...

Ep. 304 - Precedential Decisions from 2/16/2026 - 2/22/2026 (aggravated felony rape; remand for biometrics; failure to report harm; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox; in absentia MTR; IAC; exhaustion; asylum despite adverse credibility) 24.02.2026 41:34

Barrie v. U.S. Att'y Gen. , No. 24-12504 (11th Cir. Feb. 19, 2026) aggravated felony rape definition; statutory interpretation; rule against superfluity; review of comparable federal statutes; attempted sexual abuse in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3002(a)(1); digital penetration Matter of L-S-C-R- , 29 I&N Dec. 451 (BIA 2026) remand for biometrics checks; interests of finality; 8 C.F...

Ep. 303 - Precedential Decisions from 2/9/2026 - 2/15/2026 (former derivative citizenship; paternity through legitimation; Riley & PFR; marriage fraud; revoking I-130; mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant & superfluous statutory interpretation) 17.02.2026 42:07

Rene Lopez v. Bondi , No. 24-1208 (4th Cir. Feb. 13, 2026) derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a); establishing paternity through legitimation; Loper Bright; statutory interpretation; affirmative acts to establish paternity; Riley ; petition for review despite CAT remand Matter of Jin , 29 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2026) marriage fraud; annulment; revoking I-130 petition; BIA appeal two-year...

Special Episode Interview with Irina Restova - Founder of EB-5 Support, attorney, and FINRA-regulated investment broker (the EB-5 Interview!) 12.02.2026 1:07:44

Email Irina! irostova@investamericap.com EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.com Website: https://eb-5support.com/ Sponsors & Support: Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all...

Ep. 302 - Precedential Decisions from 2/2/2026 - 2/8/2026 (TPS for Haiti; reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; sua sponte reopening based on marriage; EAJA & habeas; traffic & in absentia reopening; change in law, reopening & diligence) 10.02.2026 43:55

Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. , No. 25-cv-02471 (D.D.C. Feb. 2, 2026) TPS for Haiti; pretextual termination of TPS; INA § 242(f); APA vacatur and set aside; APA stay; equal protection; McNary ; using public statements in litigation Matter of G-M-I- , 29 I&N Dec. 431 (BIA 2026) reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; factual basis for expert opinion; CAT; imprisonment for drugs; C...