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. 71 - Precedential Decisions from 8/30/2021 - 9/5/2021 (aggravated felony and "alien"; credibility and Pidgin English; inconsistencies; derivative citizenship; CAT and willful blindness in Honduras) 06.09.2021 29:39

[2:42] Singh v. Att’y Gen U.S ., No. 20-1778 (3d Cir. Aug. 31, 2021) aggravated felony; controlled substance offense; “alien” at time of offense; Costello ; Rossi ; denaturalization; rule of lenity; statutory interpretation; Chevron ; ambiguity; reasonable interpretation [9:59] B.C. v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 19-1408 (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2021) credibility; inconsistency; asylum; memorizing testimony...

Ep. 70 - Precedential Decisions from 8/23/2021 - 8/29/2021 (adverse credibility; reasonable fear proceedings & right to counsel; crime involving moral turpitude & retroactivity; asylum - relocation, particularly serious crime & past persecution) 30.08.2021 39:41

[3:07] Munyuh v. Garland , No. 19-72890 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021) adverse credibility; cherry-picking; inconsistencies; sexual violence; rape; Cameroon [10:19] Orozco-Lopez, et al. v. Garland , No. 20-70127 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2021) reinstatement; reasonable fear proceedings; reasonable fear appeal; right to counsel; prejudice; rule of lenity; statutory construction [17:03] Afanador v. Garland...

Ep. 69 - Precedential Decisions from 8/16/2021 - 8/22/2021 (categorical approach; jurisdiction; expedited removal; due process; false claim; credibility; serious nonpolitical crime bar; particular social group) 23.08.2021 1:01:03

[2:16] Germain v. U.S. Att’y General , No. 20-11419 (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2021) aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(P); relating to document fraud; 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a); cancellation of removal; [9:22] Lopez-Marroquin v. Garland , No. 18-72922 (9th Cir. Aug. 18, 2021) Cal. Veh. Code § 10851(a); categorical approach; divisibility; aggravated felony; 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G); Duenas-Alvarez v. Holder...

Ep. 68 - Precedential Decisions from 8/9/2021 - 8/15/2021 (cancellation of removal; NACARA; convention against torture; government acquiescence; continuance; U visa; motion to reopen; changed country conditions; motion to reconsider; change in law) 16.08.2021 56:45

[3:07] Matter of Hernandez-Romero , 28 I&N Dec. 374 (BIA 2021) NACARA; cancellation of removal; statutory construction [11:24] Sanchez-Ruano v. Garland , No. 18-71760 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2021) Cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(b); inadmissibility grounds; INA § 212; deportability grounds; INA § 237; removability vs relief [19:22] Mohamed v. Garland , No. 20-1829 (8th Cir. Aug. 13, 2021) Con...

Ep. 67 - Precedential Decisions from 8/2/2021 - 8/8/2021 (categorical approach; CIMT; particularly serious crime; particular social group; issue exhaustion; burdens of proof; motions to reopen; jurisdiction) 09.08.2021 59:41

[3:10] Simpson v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 19-11156 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2021) Fla. Stat. § 790.23(1)(a); felon in possession; INA § 237(a)(2)(C); ammunition; divisibility; categorical and modified categorical approach; jury instructions [10:11] Maie v. Garland , No. 19-73099 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2021) CIMT; theft; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-833(1); Model Penal Code; deprive; Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga...

Ep. 66 - Precedential Decisions from 7/26/2021 - 8/1/2021 (DHS stipulations; crime of child abuse; divisibility & burdens; + $10,000 agg. fel.; jurisdiction & discretion; issue exhaustion; VAWA cancellation; nexus; adverse credibility) 02.08.2021 1:00:06

[3:11] Matter of A-C-A-A- , 28 I&N Dec. 351 (A.G. 2021) asylum; particular social group; DHS stipulations [7:37] Matter of Aguilar-Barajas , 28 I&N Dec. 354 (BIA 2021) aggravated statutory rape; Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-506(c); crime of child abuse under INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Esquivel-Quintana [15:27] Marinelarena v. Garland , No. 14-72003 (9th Cir. July 26, 2021) Cal. Pen. Code § 182;...

Ep. 65 - Precedential Decisions from 7/19/2021 - 7/25/2021 (genocide; Rwanda; material misrepresentation; equity; latches; due process; non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; change in IJ) 26.07.2021 25:49

[2:39] Matter of O-R-E- , 28 I&N Dec. 330 (BIA 2021) equitable doctrine of latches; due process; genocide; Rwanda; INA § 212(a)(3)(E)(ii), (iii); credibility; material misrepresentation [13:53] Meza v. Garland , No. 20-2193 (7th Cir. July 20, 2021) non-LPR cancellation of removal INA § 240A(b); jurisdiction; good moral character; weighing of evidence; DUI [17:34] Orpinel-Robledo v. Garland ,...

Ep. 64 - Precedential Decisions from 7/12/2021 - 7/18/2021 (administrative closure; reasonable fear review; termination; adverse credibility; IJ bias; motion to reopen; collateral estoppel; material support of terrorism; realistic probability test) 19.07.2021 59:31

Matter of Cruz-Valdez , 28 I&N Dec. 326 (A.G. 2021) administrative closure; Matter of Castro-Tum Valarezo-Tirado v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 20-1705 (3d Cir. July 15, 2021) reasonable fear interview; reinstatement; withholding-only; adequacy of IJ decision; CAT B.R. v. Garland , No. 19-70386 (9th Cir. July 12, 2021) termination; regulatory violations; due process; service of NTA on minor...

Ep. 63 - Precedential Decisions from 7/5/2021 - 7/11/2021 (jurisdiction; non-LPR cancellation of removal; particular social group; gangs; tattoos; admission; voluntary departure; aggravated felony - INA § 101(a)(43)(R); California forgery) 12.07.2021 32:17

[2:17] Guerrero Trejo v. Garland , No. 20-60353 (5th Cir. July 2, 2021) INA § 240A(b); non-LPR cancellation of removal; hardship; jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B); Guerrero-Lasprilla [8:14] Bautista-Bautista v. Garland , No. 20-1534 (8th Cir. July 6, 2021) particular social group; convention against torture; CAT; tattoos; Seguridad; Guatemala [11:18] Quintanilla v. Garland , No. 18-67 (2d Cir...

Ep. 62 - Precedential Decisions from 6/28/2021 - 7/4/2021 (detention; in absentia motion to reopen; particular social group - gangs; family based particular social group; child abuse; divisibility; defective NTA; conviction) 05.07.2021 54:42

Odds and Ends Flores settlement Patel v. Garland !!!! Johnson v. Chavez , No. 19-897 (U.S. June 29, 2021) detention; reinstatement; withholding of removal; Nasrallah Click here to support Immigrant’s List! – https://www.immigrantslist.org/ Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L- , 28 I&N Dec. 318 (BIA 2021) in absentia motion to reopen; exceptional circumstances; de novo review; weather; traffic; tar...

Ep. 61 - Precedential Decisions from 6/21/2021 - 6/27/2021 (defective NTA; Special Immigrant Juvenile status; < 30 grams marijuana; circumstance specific approach; conviction; changed country condition motion to reopen; voluntary departure; particularity) 28.06.2021 39:36

[2:35] Avila de la Rosa v. Garland , No. 20-1956 (7th Cir. June 24, 2021) defective notice to appear; NTA; prejudice; claims processing rule; Pereira ; Niz-Chavez ; motion to terminate [7:39] Matter of Moradel , 28 I&N Dec. 310 (BIA 2021) Special Immigrant Juvenile status; canon of statutory construction - rule of the last antecedent; statutory interpretation; N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-10(a)(4); si...

Ep. 60 - Precedential Decisions from 6/14/2021 - 6/20/2021 (asylum; particular social group; domestic violence; family group; regulations; family unification; withholding; changed country condition & sua sponte motion to reopen) 21.06.2021 23:55

[2:13] Matter of A-B- , 28 I&N Dec. 307 (A.G. 2021) particular social group; Matter of A-B- ; Matter of A-B- II; Matter of A-R-C-G- [5:51] Matter of L-E-A- , 28 I&N Dec. 304 (A.G. 2021) particular social group; Matter of L-E-A- II; family nexus; Niz-Chavez motion to terminate [9:24] Thamotar v. U.S. Att’y Gen ., No. 19-12019 (11th Cir. June 17, 2021) asylum; withholding of removal; di...

Ep. 59 - Precedential Decisions from 6/7/2021 - 6/13/2021 (TPS; admission; crime of violence elements clause; recklessness; one year filing deadline & changed circumstances; CIMT & petty larceny; due process & venue; standard of review & CAT deferral) 14.06.2021 38:09

[2:55] Sanchez v. Mayorkas , No. 20-315 (U.S. June 7, 2021) temporary protected status; TPS; admission; statutory interpretation Click here to support Immigrant's List! - https://www.immigrantslist.org/ [9:51] Bordon v. U.S. , No. 19-5410 (U.S. June 10, 2021) ACCA; violent felony; crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); elements clause; recklessness; all mens rea [18:26]...

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) 07.06.2021 28:15

[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 unlaw...

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) 31.05.2021 39:14

[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...

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) 24.05.2021 32:28

[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 doc...

Special Episode - Interview with John Pratt, Partner at KKTP (personal and professional background; exploding briefcases; EB-5 visas; regional center program; AILA national elections) 22.05.2021 42:03

[01:48] Introduction [03:18] Interview with John Pratt [19:51] EB-5 visas and Regional Center Program [35:24] AILA National elections Click this link to learn more about John! *Please note This 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,...

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) 17.05.2021 43:55

[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 abs...

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) 10.05.2021 48:10

[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)...

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) 03.05.2021 35:06

[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 I...

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)) 26.04.2021 12:06

[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, Cali...

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) 19.04.2021 37:43

[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)...

Ep. 50 - Precedential Decisions from 4/5/2021 - 4/11/2021 (particular social groups; reinstatement; Cuban journalists; nexus; antique firearm; realistic probability; CIMT; factfinding) 12.04.2021 48:39

[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....

Special Episode - Interview with Helena Tetzeli, Partner at KKTP (immigration practice over the years, inspiration to become an attorney, employment visas, and advice for new lawyers) 08.04.2021 40:54

[1:48] Introduction [2:53] Interview with Helena Tetzeli Click this link to learn more about Helena! *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. Docketwise www.docketwise.com/immigration-review "Modern immigratio...

Ep. 49 - Precedential Decisions from 3/29/2021 - 4/4/2021 (aggravated felony; statutory interpretation; CIMT - conspiracy, operating motor vehicle, and theft offenses; divisibility; res judicata; EAJA fees) 05.04.2021 36:41

[2:13] Hylton v. U.S. Att’y Gen ., No. 19-14825 (11th Cir. Mar. 31, 2021) aggravated felony; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii); statutory interpretation; denaturalization; Chevron and Brand-X deference; rule of lenity; prior-construction canon [9:47] Matter of Al Sabsabi , 28 I&N Dec. 269 (BIA 2021) CIMT; impairing government functions; conspiracy, underlying offense; 18 U.S.C. § 371; selling counter...