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. 163 - Precedential Decisions from 6/5/2023 - 6/11/2023 (isomer; U.S. National; American Samoa; extortion-plus nexus; due process; CIMT and recklessness; crime of child abuse; one-year asylum deadline; married gay men in Mexico) 12.06.2023 47:31

USA v. Laines (CA11) Chamu ; isomer Koonwaiyou v. Blinken , No. 22-35233 (9th Cir. June 7, 2023) Nationals; American Samoa; 8 U.S.C. § 1408; uncodified statutes; legislative intent; temporarily limiting language; presumption against retroactivity Rodriguez-Zuniga v. Garland , No. 19-72024 (9th Cir. June 7, 2023) extortion plus; asylum; Ayala ; Guatemalan women; nexus; robbery; gang Arizmendi...

Ep. 162 - Precedential Decisions from 5/29/2023 - 6/4/2023 (antique firearms; realistic probability; receipt of stolen property; extortion in El Salvador; untimely PFR; voluntary departure; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; misrep in NTA) 05.06.2023 44:45

Portillo v. DHS , No. 22-1383 (1st Cir. May 30, 2023) firearms offense; INA § 237(a)(2)(C); defacing or receiving a firearm with a defaced serial number in violation of Mass. Gen. Law ch. 269, § 11C; realistic probability test; affirmative defense Khan v. Garland , No. 21-60146 (5th Cir. May 30, 2023) receipt of stole property; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3925(a); mens rea ; use of...

Ep. 161 - Precedential Decisions from 5/22/2023 - 5/28/2023 (Thank you Patrons!; crime of violence; illegal reentry; aggravated felony burglary offense; New York burglary of a building; inherent violence; divisibility; categorical approach) 29.05.2023 19:45

Patron Shout Out!, USA v. Brooks (CA10), and § 1326 (CA 9) crime of violence; Oklahoma assault and battery; § 1326 totes not racist Matter of Pougatchev , 28 I&N Dec. 719 (BIA 2023) aggravated felony; theft or burglary offense under INA § 101(a)(43)(G); crime of violence under INA § 101(a)(43)(F); second degree burglary in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 140.25(1)(d); means vs. elements; buildi...

Ep. 160 - Precedential Decisions from 5/15/2023 - 5/21/2023 (Zipper Clause; asylum termination; Rwanda genocide; crime of violence; violent force; omission as force; VAWA; extreme cruelty; lack of physical abuse) 22.05.2023 35:46

Mukantagara v. DHS , No. 21-4144 (10th Cir May 16, 2023) Zipper Clause; INA § 242(b)(9); termination of asylum status; Rwanda genocide USA v. Harris , No. 17-1861 (3d Cir. May 17, 2023) and USA v. Jenkins , No. 18-2222 (3d Cir. May 18, 2023) Borden ; recklessness; omission; violent force; first degree aggravated assault; robbery; Pennsylvania; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2702(a)(1); second-degree agg...

Ep. 159 - Precedential Decisions from 5/8/2023 - 5/14/2023 (Supreme Court Season!; exhaustion of remedies; crime of violence; visa waiver program & asylum only proceedings; fundamental change in circumstances; Lider Party in Guatemala) 15.05.2023 36:27

Santos-Zacaria v. Garland , No. 21-1436 (U.S. May 11, 2023) exhaustion of administrative remedies; INA § 242(d)(1); jurisdiction; statutory scheme as a whole; Congressional language in the INA; claims processing rule; remedy of right Banuelos-Jimenez v. Garland , No. 23-0097 (6th Cir. May 10, 2023) crime of violence; Borden ; threatened use of force; apprehension of imminent physical injury; thi...

Ep. 158 - Precedential Decisions from 5/1/2023 - 5/7/2023 (untimely notice of appeal; equitable tolling; cancellation review; particular social group; Guatemalan witnesses; immutability; Honduran landowners; social distinction; Honduran single mothers) 08.05.2023 35:45

Matter of Morales-Morales, 28 I&N Dec. 714 (BIA 2023) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(c); Matter of Liadov ; untimely notice of appeal; claims processing rule; equitable tolling Rangel Perez v. Garland , No. 22-60074 (5th Cir. May 2, 2023) Patel ; non-LPR cancellation of removal; hardship review; motion to remand; application of legal standard to undisputed facts Oxlaj v. Garland , No. 22-1734 (8th Cir....

Ep. 157 - Precedential Decisions from 4/24/2023 - 4/30/2023 (modified categorical approach; pleas colloquy; SIJS; visa fraud; 237(a)(1)(H) waivers; crime of domestic violence; torture; past persecution; derivative citizenship) 01.05.2023 52:20

Matter of Cancinos-Mancio , 28 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2023) modified categorical approach; reviewable documents; plea colloquy; crime of violence; Ariz. Rev. State § 13-1204(A)(2) Cortez-Amador v. Att'y Gen. U.S. , No. 22-1249 (3d Cir. Apr. 25, 2023) Special Immigrant Juvenile Status; SIJS; INA § 245(h); admission or parole; Patel ; jurisdiction; death threats; Guatemala Reese v. Garla...

Ep. 156 - Precedential Decisions from 4/17/2023 - 4/23/2023 (TPS; arriving alien; USCIS jurisdiction; advance parole; discretion; non-LPR cancellation of removal; BIA standards of review) 24.04.2023 18:09

Sign Rekha Sharma-Crawford’s Matter of Lozada petition! https://bit.ly/3FlDGeZ Hernandez v. Jaddou , No. 22-20325 (5th Cir. Apr. 16, 2023) TPS; arriving alien; advance parole; USCIS jurisdiction; Pate Hernandez v. Garland , No. 19-2044 (2d Cir. Apr. 21, 2023) cancellation of removal; criminal convictions; BIA administrative notice of facts not reasonably in dispute; de novo review of discretion; B...

Ep. 155 - Precedential Decisions from 4/10/2023 - 4/16/2023 (credibility; corroboration; immaterial inconsistency; U Visa waivers; discretion & jurisdiction; adjustment of status; bonafide marriage; expunged arrests & police reports; Ron DeSantis) 17.04.2023 35:08

Malets v. Garland , No. 19-4216 (2d Cir. Apr. 14, 2023) credibility; Matter of Y-I-M- ; corroboration; Zombie Precedent; remand despite deference; omissions; fraudulent passports and asylum; trivial inconsistency; immaterial inconsistency; IJ characterization of inconsistency; live testimony; Ukraine Mejia Vega v. USCIS, et al ., No. 16-56795 (9th Cir. Apr. 14, 2023) U visa waivers; federal cour...

Ep. 154 - Precedential Decisions from 4/3/2023 - 4/9/2023 (stay of appellate proceedings; mediation; foreign conviction & fundamental fairness; Pennsylvania robbery; TPS & trips abroad; final agency action & adjustment; ineffective assistance of counsel) 10.04.2023 42:11

Ayanian v. Garland , No. 16-70809 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2023) motion to reopen; stay of appellate proceedings; mediation; adjustment of status and immigration process; preference categories; Armenia Andrade-Prado, Jr. v. Garland , No. 20-1913 (1st Cir. Apr. 4, 2023) aggravated felony; foreign conviction; fundamental fairness; travesty of justice; hearsay; particularly serious crime; biased judges; B...

Ep. 153 - Precedential Decisions from 3/27/2023 - 4/2/2023 (EAJA fees; administrative closure; crime of violence; loss over $10,000; conspiracy; restitution; rental car agreements; mental state; accomplice liability in Washington State) 03.04.2023 48:04

Nkenglefac v. Garland , No. 19-60647 (5th Cir. Mar. 28, 2023) Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA); substantially justified; evidence not in record; adverse credibility; paralegal fees Garcia v. Garland , No. 20-1641 (2d Cir. Mar. 31, 2023) administrative closure; deference to the Attorney General; Castro-Tum ; Cruz Valdez ; regulatory interpretation; ambiguity; retroactive effect United Stat...

Special Episode - Interview with the MANY titled Ilyce Shugall (Former Immigration Judge, Member of the Former IJ/BIA Member Amicus Roundtable, advocate for noncitizens, mentor, Managing Attorney at Immigrant Legal Defense, and more!) 29.03.2023 51:23

All about Ilyce Shugall: Immigrant Legal Defense and Bio: here Op-Ed with the LA Times: Why I resigned as an immigration judge Get involved with the ABA Commission on Immigration! : here 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. D...

Ep. 152 - Precedential Decisions from 3/20/2023 - 3/26/2023 (venue; forum; choice of law; hardship challenge; regulatory interpretation; illegal reentry; 287(g) agreements; malicious wounding; crime of violence) 27.03.2023 25:34

Matter of Garcia , 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023) venue; forum; choice of law; Auer ; regulatory interpretation; INA § 242(b)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.14(a); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.20(a); hardship challenge; arbitrary and capricious; comparing hardship case to other cases U.S. v. Alas , No. 22-4193 (4th Cir. Mar. 24, 2023) illegal reentry; 8 U.S.C. § 1326; malicious wounding in violation of VA Code § 18.2-5...

Ep. 151 - Precedential Decisions from 3/13/2023 - 3/19/2023 (Patel & jurisdiction; Federal Tort Claims Act & unlawful detention; stop-time rule & deficient Orders to Show Cause; overbroad MDMA; standards of review; Nicaraguan asylum) 20.03.2023 43:56

Abuzeid v. Mayorkas , No. 21-5002 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 17, 2023) Patel ; jurisdiction to review APA challenge of USCIS adjustment of status denial Kong v. U.S. , No. 21-1319 (1st Cir. Mar. 15, 2023) Federal Tort Claims Act; FTCA; unlawful detention; repatriation agreement; INA § 242(g); habeas; Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ; reasonably foreseeable; 8 C.F.R. § 241.13(i)(2); Camb...

Ep. 150 - Precedential Decisions from 3/6/2023 - 3/12/2023 (Patron shout-out!; crime of violence; attempt; 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.05(2); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.10(1); factual bases for plea in New York and Connecticut) 13.03.2023 14:15

USA v. Morris , No. 16-6-cr (2d Cir. Mar. 7, 2023) Hobbs Act robbery; 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A); crime of violence; attempt; 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.05(2); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.10(1); VICAR assault; violent force; factual bases for plea in New York and Connecticut; categorical approach Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, seri...

Ep. 149 - Precedential Decisions from 2/28/2023 - 3/5/2023 (WebEx; CIMT; statutory text; jurisdiction and discretion; non-LPR cancellation of removal; aggravated robbery; aggravated felony theft offenses & crimes of violence; corrupt police) 06.03.2023 19:50

AILA v. EOIR! WebEx hearings Zamaro-Silverio v. Garland , No. 21-60324 (5th Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) CIMT; Texas Transportation Code § 550.021; Mathis ; hit and run; Garcia-Maldonado v. Gonzales ; implicit overrule of precedent; overbreadth based on statutory text alone Ayala Chapa v. Garland , No. 21-60039 (5th Cir. Feb. 20, 2023) non-LPR cancellation; jurisdiction; Patel standards for discretion...

Special Episode - Interview with Andy Posner, Founder and CEO of Capital Good Fund 02.03.2023 37:45

Capital Good Fund Information: Website: here Andy's email: andy@capitalgoodfund.org FAQ Page: here Media AILA.org NextCity.gov Andy's award-nominated immigration poem: The Machinery of the State *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 wo...

Ep. 148 - Precedential Decisions from 2/21/2023 - 2/27/2023 (drug trafficking aggravated felony; divisibility; elements vs. means; controlled substance list; extreme recklessness; mens rea; crime of violence) 27.02.2023 17:19

Harbin v. Sessions , 860 F.3d 58 (2d Cir. 2017) drug trafficking aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); categorical approach; divisibility; NYPL § 220.31; controlled substance list; NYPL § 220.00(5); criminal sentence; double jeopardy; jury instructions as last resort; "specify" USA v. Brasby , No. 21-1537 (3d Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:12-1(b)(1); extreme recklessness...

Ep. 147 - Precedential Decisions from 2/14/2023 - 2/20/2023 (unlawful presence bar; EB-1C; jurisdiction to review adjustment of status denial; cross-appeals; crime of violence - attempt, knowledge, and violent force; credibility, Cuba, and kidney stones) 20.02.2023 43:04

Matter of Duarte-Gonzalez , 28 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2023) unlawful presence; 10-year bar; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II); statutory construction; negative inference Ren, et al. v. USCIS , No. 21-1661 (4th Cir. Feb. 14, 2023) EB-1C; executive or manager; evidentiary burden of proof; degree of managerial or executive tasks; daily responsibilities; Patel Britkovyy v. Mayorkas , No. 21-3160 (7th Cir....

Ep. 146 - Precedential Decisions from 2/7/2023 - 2/13/2023 (torture; withholding - corroboration & credibility; nexus - family, gangs, extortion & revenge; deficient exclusion proceedings; divorce in Virginia & Ghana; good moral character; Patel) 13.02.2023 51:17

Hernandez-Martinez v. Garland , No. 21-1448 (1st Cir. Feb. 2, 2023) CAT; torture definition; single act; single incident; business owners in Guatemala who have high profit; severity of harm Aguilar-Escoto v. Garland , No. 18-1590 (1st Cir. Feb. 7, 2023) withholding of removal notwithstanding adverse credibility finding; corroboration; failure to consider evidence; domestic violence; Honduras; de...

Ep. 145 - Precedential Decisions from 1/30/2023 - 2/6/2023 (Supreme Court 2023 Term Rundown; aggravated felony crime of violence; elements clause; recklessness) 06.02.2023 15:37

Supreme Court 2023 Term Rundown United States v. Helaman Hansen Arizona v. Mayorkas Santos Zacaria v. Garland U.S. v. Texas Pugin v. Garland Dubin v. U.S. USA v. White , No. 21-3209 (6th Cir. Jan. 31, 2023) aggravated felony crime of violence; INA § 101(a)(43)(F); Borden ; recklessness; mens rea ; Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01(A)(1); aggravated robbery *Sponsors and friends of the podc...

Ep. 144 - Precedential Decisions from 1/23/2023 - 1/29/2023 (past persecution; failure to seek medical care; Guatemala - indigenous, lesbians, and witness cooperators; good moral character; sexual abuse of a minor; imputed particular social group) 30.01.2023 44:27

Saban-Cach v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-2378 (3d Cir. Jan. 25, 2023) past persecution; failure to seek medical care; physical injury; cumulative effect of harm; minors; Kaqchikel Mayan; reasonable relocation for indigenous individuals; threats; standards of review for withholding and CAT; police and gangs; Patel; Guatemala Cruz‐Velasco v. Garland , No. 21-1642 (7th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023) good moral...

Ep. 143 - Precedential Decisions from 1/16/2023 - 1/22/2023 (changes at the Department of State!; attempt; aggravated felony crimes of violence; New York attempted first-degree assault; violent force; requesting publication) 23.01.2023 11:43

Death of a Roman (times, new) Singh v. Garland , No. 19-2910 (2d Cir. Jan. 19, 2023) INA § 101(a)(43)(U); INA § 101(a)(43)(F); aggravated felony crimes of violence; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); attempted first-degree assault in violation of N.Y. Pen. L. §§ 110.00, 120.10(1); violent force; requesting publication *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serio...

Ep. 142 - Precedential Decisions from 1/9/2023 - 1/15/2023 (deficient NTA; stop-time rule; final order of removal; false statements, naturalization, and materiality; fear of gangs & reasonable fear; divisibility & Georgia robbery) 16.01.2023 37:02

Matter of Chen , 28 I&N Dec. 676 (BIA 2023) deficient NTA; plain language; stop-time rule; final order of removal; prima facie showing; fundamental change in law – Niz Chavez USA v. Amintobia , No. 20-50039 (9th Cir. Jan. 11, 2023) knowingly procuring or attempting to procure naturalization; Maslenjak ; asylum fraud; false statements; materiality; predictably have disclosed; lawfully admitte...

Ep. 141 - Precedential Decisions from 1/2/2023 - 1/8/2023 (credibility; immigration fraud; lack of detail in testimony; asylum from Bangladesh; identity theft; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.3(A)(2); CIMT; intent to defraud; Rule of Lenity) 09.01.2023 20:34

Celebrating listener success! Porosh v. Garland , No. 22-1781 (7th Cir. Jan. 5, 2023) credibility; asylum; immigration fraud; procedural deviations; testifying by reading from a piece of paper; lack of detail in testimony; reviewing IJ and BIA decisions; Jamaat; Bangladesh Salazar v. Garland , No. 21-1967 (4th Cir. Jan. 3, 2023) identity theft; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.3(A)(2); CIMT; intent to...