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. 186 - Precedential Decisions from 11/13/2023 - 11/19/2023 (reasonable fear review; reinstatement; final order of removal; persecution; unfulfilled threats; USCIS notice on counsel; due process; Miranda warnings) 20.11.2023 33:25

Martinez v. Garland , No. 22-1221 (4th Cir. Nov. 16, 2023) reasonable fear review; Nasrallah ; 30 day rule; claims processing rule; jurisdiction; Guzman Chavez ; final order of removal; reinstatement; Bhaktibhai-Patel ; Santos-Zacaria Hernandez-Mendez v. Garland , No. 20-1789 (1st Cir. Nov. 15, 2023) past persecution; unfulfilled threats; refusal to obey gangs; Mam ethnicity; Guatemala Ma...

Ep. 185 - Precedential Decisions from 10/30/2023 - 11/12/2023 (asylum; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for past persecution; IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; fear of gang extortion; harm experienced as a child) 13.11.2023 19:45

Juarez-Vicente v. Garland , No. 22-3318 (8th Cir. Nov. 7, 2023) past persecution; harassment; non-physical harm; cumulative analysis for persecution; gay and bisexual men; Guatemala Varela-Chavarria v. Garland , No. 22-1780 (1st Cir. Nov. 9, 2023) protections and IJ responsibilities for asylum seekers; pro se; fear of gang extortion; cumulative harm analysis for past persecution; harm exper...

Ep. 184/Special Episode - Interview with Dan Lawton about his new book Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland 06.11.2023 1:01:22

Buy Above the Ground - A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Wild Blue Press Amazon Other Links! Klinedinst News about Dan and his book, with photographs! https://abovethegroundbook.com/ Dan Lawton's profile at Klinedinst Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, Cali...

Ep. 183 - Precedential Decisions from 10/23/2023 - 10/29/2023 (criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility) 30.10.2023 20:48

Matter of Brathwaite , 28 I&N Dec. 751 (BIA 2023) criminal conviction; finality; Matter of J.M. Acosta ; N.Y. Crim. Pen. L. § 460.30; late-filed appeals M.S.C. v. Garland , No. 21-1496 (1st Cir. Oct. 24, 2023) opposition to Chinese family planning policy; adverse credibility; motion to reopen; recalling forced abortion; demeanor; authentication; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6; corroboration Sponsors and...

Special Episode - Interview with Immigration Judge Mimi Tsankov in her capacity as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges 26.10.2023 28:10

Learn all about Judge Mimi Tsankov: FBA Profile Additional links!: Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and border Safety - Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation’s Immigration Courts The Honorable Mimi Tsankov - President, National Association of Immigration Judges The Honorable Rebecca Gambler - Director, Homeland Security and Justice U.S. Gov...

Ep. 182 - Precedential Decisions from 10/16/2023 - 10/22/2023 (divisibility; assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; violent felony; child witness to gang violence; particular social group; particularity) 23.10.2023 19:05

USA v. Redd , No. 20-6957 (4th Cir. Oct. 19, 2023) divisibility; violent felony/crime of violence; focus on what jury must find; Maryland first degree assault in violation of Md. Code, Art. 27 § 12A-1; rejecting state courts use of the word “element”; recklessness; battery; aggravating factor of firearm Pacheco-Mota v. Garland , No. 22-3651 (8th Cir. Oct. 18, 2023) child witness to gang violenc...

Ep. 181 - Precedential Decisions from 10/9/2023 - 10/15/2023 (Patron Shout Out!; reasonable relocation; testimony alone for relocation; economic discrimination; indigenous; Quechua; Ecuador) 16.10.2023 9:27

Caz v. Garland , No. 23-1108 (1st Cir. Oct. 11, 2023) reasonable relocation; testimony alone for relocation; economic discrimination; indigenous; Quechua; Ecuador American Bar Association Links! Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) gala Young Lawyer’s Rising Podcast Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clie...

Ep. 180 - Precedential Decisions from 10/2/2023 - 10/8/2023 (ABA Immigrant Justice Project; aggravated felony theft offense; exhaustion; mental health and particularly serious crime; unable or unwilling to protect; Guatemalan women of Mayan ancestry) 09.10.2023 19:34

American Bar Association Links! Immigrant Justice Project (IJP) gala Young Lawyer’s Rising Podcast Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Marriage and Fiancé Visas + I-751 course Click me! Kemokai v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 21-12743 (11th Cir. Oct. 2, 2023) aggravated felony theft offense; § 101(a)(43)(G); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 17; Santos-Zacaria ; exhaustion requirement in the Eleventh Circuit; B-Z...

Ep. 179 - Precedential Decisions from 9/25/2023 - 10/1/2023 (ASISTA; divisibility; Pennsylvania controlled substance; driving while under the influence of marijuana; FTCA; Bivens; equitable tolling; sexual assault by ICE officers) 02.10.2023 23:35

ASISTA! To learn more about ASISTA’s work, click here ! And follow ASISTA on all the social medias : ) Sign up here for the Wednesday, Oct. 18th at 7pm ET event, and/or make a donation to support ASISTA's work! Pesikan v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 20-3307 (3d Cir. Sept. 26, 2023) divisibility; 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3802; controlled substance; driving while under the influence of marijuana; charg...

Ep. 178 - Precedential Decisions from 9/18/2023 - 9/24/2023 (federal loss amount; U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1; Child Status Protection Act; finality of conviction; Matter of J.M. Acosta) 25.09.2023 15:27

United States v. Kousisis (CA3), Ed’s Article, and Kim’s Award! federal loss amount; U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1; Child Status Protection Act (CSPA); my wife! (Borat voice) St. John v. Garland , No. 22-1695 (1st Cir. Sept. 19, 2023) finality of conviction; Matter of J.M. Acosta ; vacating conviction in Massachusetts; negative inference Link to Edward Ramos's CSPA Article! Sponsors and friends of the p...

Ep. 177 - Precedential Decisions from 9/11/2023 - 9/17/2023 (reasonable possibility standard; stop-time rule; parole; CIMT - NY retroactivity & receipt of stolen property; NJ Disorderly Conduct; Salvadoran business owners; voluntary departure) 18.09.2023 57:53

Hermosillo v. Garland , No. 18-71220 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2023) reasonable fear interview; reasonable possibility standard; 10%; credible testimony satisfies nexus and police acquiesce Rudnitskyy v. Garland , No. 21-1098 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2023) “rendered inadmissible”; INA § 240A(d)(1)(B); cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; Barton Matter of Cabrera-Fernandez , 28 I&N Dec. 747 (BIA 20...

Ep. 176 - Precedential Decisions from 9/4/2023 - 9/10/2023 (cocaine isomers; gay men as PSG; reporting harm to police; fears of gangs for CAT and asylum; voluntary departure & motions to reopen; prison guards as PSG; reasonable fear review) 11.09.2023 48:23

USA v. Minter , No. 21-3102 (2d Cir. Sept. 6, 2023) sale of cocaine; N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39; serious drug offense; definition of isomer; realistic probability test Matter of C-G-T- , 28 I&N Dec. 740 (BIA 2023) one-year deadline; gay men in the Dominican Republic; reasonableness of reporting harm to police; reporting harm as child; sexual identity as immutable; statement of persecutor and ne...

Ep. 175 - Precedential Decisions from 8/28/2023 - 9/3/2023 (credibility - border interviews & inconsistencies; jurisdiction & motions to reopen; naturalization & good moral character; polygamy; house church Christian in China; CIMT; menacing in Oregon) 04.09.2023 47:28

Pomavilla-Zaruma v. Garland , No. 20-3230 (2d Cir. Aug. 30, 2023) credibility; border interview; credible fear interview transcript; Ramsameachire factors Trejo-Gamez v. Garland , No. 21-3329 (8th Cir. Aug. 30, 2023) jurisdiction; motion to reopen to present new evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; Patel ; abuse of discretion Uulu v. Garland , No. 22-1973 (7th Cir. Sept. 1, 2023) adver...

Ep. 174 - Precedential Decisions from 8/21/2023 - 8/27/2023 (CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; extortion & asylum; credibility & inconsistencies; wire fraud; +$10,000 loss; child soldier & mental health in Sudan) 28.08.2023 37:19

Murillo Morocho v. Garland , No. 22-1881 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023) CAT deferral; prosecution as persecution; consent or acquiesce; willful blindness; prison violence in Ecuador Montoya-Lopez v. Garland , No. 23-1036 (1st Cir. Aug. 21, 2023) past persecution; particular social group; “family members of a business owner perceived as wealthy”; "people who have fled gangs instead of continuing...

Ep. 173 - Precedential Decisions from 8/14/2023 - 8/20/2023 (CAT; under color of law; controlled substance attempted delivery; crime of violence; search of attorney cell phone at the border; credibility; termination; constitutional & regulatory violation) 21.08.2023 1:07:57

Intro ICE tweet! Breanna Cary shout out! - bcary.law@gmail.com Matter of J-G-R- , 28 I&N Dec. 733 (BIA 2023) CAT protection; under color of law; police uniforms; § 1983; official capacity; O-F-A-S-; Ninth Circuit difference USA v. Campos , No. 21-3524 (8th Cir. Aug. 15, 2023) controlled substance offense; Texas Health & Safety Code § 481.112; means vs. elements; attempted delivery; Ocho...

Ep. 172 - Precedential Decisions from 8/7/2023 - 8/13/2023 (motion to reopen - prima facie, ineffective assistance of counsel & changed country conditions; unable or unwilling; pardons; denaturalization; materiality; money laundering; CIMT) 14.08.2023 1:06:57

Helen Tarokic's T-Visa training link! Fonseca-Fonseca v. Garland , No. 20-71977 (9th Cir. Aug. 8, 2023) prima facie standard; Coelho ; L-O-G- ; reasonable likelihood; motion to reopen Garcia-Gonzalez v. Garland , No. 22-60501 (5th Cir. Aug. 7, 2023) ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; prima facie eligibility; prejudice; sua sponte reopening; family based particular social gr...

Ep. 171 - Precedential Decisions from 7/31/2023 - 8/6/2023 (NACARA; sua sponte motion to reopen; venue; Matter of Garcia; CAT; under color of law; torture; final order of removal; jurisdiction; O-F-A-S-) 07.08.2023 30:22

Mancia v. Garland , No. 22-1599 (1st Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) NACARA; sua sponte motion to reopen; suspension of deportation; failure to depart with voluntary departure Bazile v. Garland , No. 22-1767 (1st Cir. Aug. 4, 2023) venue; Matter of Garcia ; completed proceedings; CAT deferral; Lavalas; Haiti Arostegui-Maldonado v. Garland , No. 22-9554 (10th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023) CAT; under color of law; fina...

Ep. 170 - Precedential Decisions from 7/24/2023 - 7/30/2023 (credibility; omission; Constitutionality of BIA; exhaustion; § 209 adjustment; I-130 revocation; derivative citizenship; administrative closure) 31.07.2023 48:55

Chen v. Garland , No. 19-715 (2d Cir. July 25, 2023) credibility; probative omission; trivial inconsistency; no requirement to list all persecution in asylum statement; supplemental rather than inconsistent; cultural context; totality of circumstances; de minimus inconsistency Amador Duenas v. Garland , No. 18-71987 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023) Constitutionality of BIA members; Appointments Claus...

Ep. 169 - Precedential Decisions from 7/17/2023 - 7/23/2023 (federal definition of marijuana; hemp; detention; dangerousness; DACA discrimination; alienage; 42 U.S.C. § 1981) 24.07.2023 16:12

USA v. Rivera (3d Cir. July 19, 2023) federal definition of marijuana; hemp Martinez v. Clark, et al. , No. 21-35023 (9th Cir. May 30, 2023) detention; dangerousness; jurisdiction; INA § 236 De Leon Resendiz v. Exxon Mobil Corp ., No. 21-2211 (4th Cir. July 10, 2023) 42 U.S.C. § 1981; discrimination; DACA; temporary employment; alienage Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetze...

Special Episode - AILA Annual Conference 2023 (interview with AILA National Immediate Past President Jeremy McKinney, and AILA National President Farshad Owji) 20.07.2023 1:03:37

Links!!!! All about AILA All about Jeremey All about Farshad Jeremy's AILA Annual Conference 2023 Speech Farshad's AILA Annual Conference 2023 Speech Sponsors and friends of the podcast! 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. Docketwise "Modern immigra...

Ep. 168 - Precedential Decisions from 7/10/2023 - 7/16/2023 (nexus & religion; pro se asylum; family PSG; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; Salvadoran businessmen; PFR & withholding only; motion to reopen; agg fel theft; ineffective assistance) 17.07.2023 1:04:44

Chicas-Machado v. Garland , No. 21-1381 (4th Cir. July 13, 2023) nexus; religion; evangelical Christian; OIL concession re: unable or unwilling to control MS-13; El Salvador Trejo Tepas v. Garland , No. 22-1049 (4th Cir. July 10, 2023) pro se asylum; Quintero ; claims processing and exhaustion; unaccompanied minor; Santos-Zacaria ; gang violence; El Salvador Santos Garcia v. Garland , No. 22-1...

Ep. 167 - Precedential Decisions from 7/3/2023 - 7/9/2023 (reasonable relocation; Pakistani Taliban; corroboration; Chinese Christian; unable or unwilling to protect; crime of violence; malice; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen) 10.07.2023 48:44

Ullah v. Garland , No. 22-1026 (4th Cir. July 6, 2023) reasonable relocation; for the rest of one’s life standard; remand for a grant of asylum; family members left behind; Pro-American imputed political opinion; DHS burden; Pakistani Taliban; Pakistan Chen v. Garland , No. 21-1371 (4th Cir. July 6, 2023) corroboration; reasonableness of obtaining evidence; Wambura ; threshold determination; oth...

Ep. 166 - Precedential Decisions from 6/26/2023 - 7/2/2023 (First Amendment; NIW; adverse credibility; due process; threats; frivolous asylum application; particularly serious crime; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.18(a)(3); military conscription; false claim to U.S.C) 03.07.2023 55:59

United States v. Hansen , No. 22-179 (U.S. June 23, 2023) 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv); First Amendment; freedom of speech; facial challenge; criminal solicitation; criminal facilitation Flores v. Garland , No. 22-20419 (5th Cir. June 23, 2023) EB-2A; National Interest Waiver; I-140 Petitions; Matter of Dhanasar ; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(2) Cui v. Garland , No. 22-2177 (7th Cir. June 16, 2023) Adverse...

Ep. 165 - Precedential Decisions from 6/19/2023 - 6/25/2023 (standing; prosecutorial discretion; obstruction of justice; jurisdiction - motion to remand and continuance; CIMT; reprehensible conduct; nexus; MS-13; frivolous asylum finding) 26.06.2023 52:02

United States v. Texas , No. 22-58 (U.S. June 23, 2023) State standing to challenge Executive action; prosecutorial discretion; redressability; historical analysis Pugin v. Garland , No. 22-23 (U.S. June 22, 2023) relating to obstruction of justice; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); aggravated felony; relating to; dictionaries; Congressional intent Figueroa Ochoa v. Garland , No. 20-72510 (9th Cir. June 2...

Ep. 164 - Precedential Decisions from 6/12/2023 - 6/18/2023 (identity theft; denial of freedom; failure to file NTA; temporary BIA members; good moral character; 212(h) waiver; egregious arrest; credibility; methamphetamine) 19.06.2023 49:05

Dubin v. United States , No. 22-10 (U.S. June 12, 2023) identity theft; use; in relation to; statutory titles; “aggravated”; statutory interpretation; over-criminalization Odei v. Garland , No. 21-1315 (1st Cir. June 15, 2023) denial of freedom; withholding of removal; nexus; taking land; Chieftain; Ghana Alexandre-Matias v. Garland , No. 21-60798 (5th Cir. June 13, 2023) in absentia motion...