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. 140 - Precedential Decisions from 12/26/2022 - 1/1/2023 (mental health; fear of gangs; police acquiescence; cocaine isomers; no notice motion to reopen; derivative citizenship; nexus & family group) 02.01.2023 35:24

Alvarez-Gomez v. Garland , No. 21-2279 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2022) mental health; Matter of M-A-M- safeguards; jurisdiction; findings of fact for withholding of removal; Nasrallah ; fear of gangs; CAT protection; police acquiescence to gang violence; low level official; relocation; El Salvador United States v. Myers , No. 21-3443 (8th Cir. Dec. 29, 2022) cocaine isomers; realistic probability test;...

Ep. 139 - Precedential Decisions from 12/19/2022 - 12/25/2022 (a holiday thank you to the podcast's Patrons; persecutor bar to asylum; Eritrea; sentence modification; Matter of Thomas and Thompson; retroactivity; review of withholding; criminal bar) 26.12.2022 24:43

Gebrgzabher v. Garland , No. 21-60223 (5th Cir. Dec. 19, 2022) persecutor bar to asylum; assisted, or otherwise participated in persecution; Matter of DR- ; military guard; Eritrea Edwards v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 19-15077 (11th Cir. Dec. 23, 2022) sentence modification; Matter of Thomas and Thompson ; retroactivity; reasonableness; Georgia family violence battery in violation of O.C.G.A...

Ep. 138 - Precedential Decisions from 12/12/2022 - 12/18/2022 (T-visa training!; cumulative harm for past persecution; dwarfism; alienage; inconsistencies in DHS evidence; mental health facilities in Honduras; deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen) 19.12.2022 26:27

Training: Is This a T Visa? with Helen Tarokic - January 27, 2023 from 9:30am to 10:30am EST Click here to sign up! More about Helen Tarokic, Esq. Salguero Sosa v. Garland , No. 19-70961 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) cumulative effect of harm for past persecution; dwarf; dwarfism; political opinion; nexus standard for withholding of removal; Guatemala Escobar v. Garland , No. 22-1249 (8th C...

Special Episode - Interview with John Khosravi about his many hats, and the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox! 14.12.2022 47:56

Links! All about John and his law firm Immigration Lawyers Toolbox homepage Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Magazine Immigration Lawyers Podcast Register for the Conference! *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 "Mod...

Ep. 137 - Precedential Decisions from 12/5/2022 - 12/11/2022 (credibility; Bangladesh; memorizing testimony; suppression; Fourth Amendment; egregious violation; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); categorical approach; statutory interpretation; agency deference) 12.12.2022 30:45

Hasan-Nayem v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 21-12402 (11th Cir. Dec. 7, 2022) credibility; inconsistencies; omissions, demeanor; memorizing testimony; evasiveness; asylum; Liberal Democratic Party; Awami League; Bangladesh Matter of Mariscal-Hernandez , 28 I&N Dec. 666 (BIA Dec. 9, 2022) suppression; Fourth Amendment; egregious violation; Matter of Barcenas; termination; Pereira; I-213; probat...

Ep. 136 - Precedential Decisions from 11/28/2022 - 12/4/2022 (vacate Lozada!; disbarment; approvable when filed - 245(i); affidavit of support; waiver of appeal; particularly serious crime; amount of loss; ineffective assistance of counsel) 05.12.2022 41:01

Sign Rekha Sharma-Crawford's Matter of Lozada petition! https://bit.ly/3FlDGeZ Matter of K. Gupta , 28 I&N Dec. 653 (BIA 2022) attorney suspension; disbarment; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.107; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102(f)(1); American Bar Association standards; challenging Lozada ! Matter of Triana , 28 I&N Dec. 659 (BIA 2022) INA § 245(i); meritorious in fact; approvable when filed; erroneous appro...

Ep. 135 - Precedential Decisions from 11/21/2022 - 11/27/2022 (CAT & under color of law; regulatory violations & fundamental rights; corroboration; past persecution; venue; jurisdiction; best interests of the child standard; habeas & prolonged detention) 28.11.2022 47:09

Garcia-Aranda v. Garland , No. 18-2281 (2d Cir. Nov. 21, 2022) asylum; CAT; family membership; under color of law; public official; corrupt police; Mara 18; Honduras Gonzalez Aquino v. Att’y Gen. U.S. , No. 21-3317 (3d Cir. Nov. 22, 2022) regulatory violation; fundamental right; prejudice; harmless error; exhaustion (low bar); CAT; Dominican Republic Adongafac v. Garland , No. 21-1800 (8th Cir...

Ep. 134 - Precedential Decisions from 11/14/2022 - 11/20/2022 (termination; good moral character; DUIs; timely filings; crime of violence; change in law; equitable tolling; due diligence; jurisdiction; CAT deferral; Iraqi Chaldean Christians) 21.11.2022 38:07

Matter of Coronado Acevedo , 28 I&N Dec. 648 (A.G. 2022) termination; Matter of S-O-G- & -F-D-B- ; notice and comment rulemaking Llanas-Trejo v. Garland , No. 21-3770 (8th Cir. Nov. 16, 2022) non-LPR cancellation of removal; good moral character; multiple DUIs; Matter of Cartillo-Perez ; presumption; hardship to non-qualifying relative; motion to reopen; Patel Santos-De Jimenez v. Garl...

Ep. 133 - Precedential Decisions from 11/1/2022 - 11/13/2022 (Welcome Capital Good Fund!; vacated criminal convictions; Matter of Thomas and Thompson; CIMT; petty offense exception; child endangerment; retroactivity; Matter of Cota-Vargas) 14.11.2022 16:42

Zaragoza v. Garland , No. 19-3437 (7th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022) vacated criminal convictions; Matter of Thomas and Thompson ; Indiana Code § 35-46-1-4(a)(2); CIMT; petty offense exception; child endangerment; realistic probability test; retroactive application; Matter of Cota-Vargas *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. Immigration, serious injury, and business law...

Ep. 132 - Precedential Decisions from 10/31/2022 - 11/6/2022 (deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; corroboration; nexus: withholding & Matter of C-T-L-, family groups; particularly serious crime; mental health) 07.11.2022 36:13

Laparra-Deleon v. Garland , No. 22-1081 (1st Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) deficient NTA in absentia motion to reopen; Matter of Laparra ; notice of hearing; definition of the word “change”; Zombie precedent Pinel-Gomez v. Garland , No. 19-3124 (2d Cir. Nov. 2, 2022) corroboration; standard of review; factual question; finding of fact; reasonably available evidence; REAL ID Act Quituizaca v. Garland , No...

Ep. 131 - Precedential Decisions from 10/24/2022 - 10/30/2022 (Colorado definition of marijuana; jurisdiction following reinstatement; jurisdiction for credible fear review; constitutional rights; particular social group s in El Salvador) 31.10.2022 30:03

Zapata-Chacon v. Garland , No. 20-9645 (10th Cir. Oct. 25, 2022) Colorado definition of marijuana; motion to reconsider and terminate; definition of review; definition of relief; INA § 241(a)(5); jurisdiction; 28J letter Morales v. Garland , No. 20-1305 (4th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022) particular social group; witnesses to gang crime; women unable to leave their domestic relationship; family; particula...

Ep. 130 - Precedential Decisions from 10/17/2022 - 10/23/2022 (withholding of removal; imputed gang member; CAT protection - government actors, gang-police officers, legislative history, under color of law standard, and willful blindness; credibility) 24.10.2022 42:17

Chavez v. Garland , No. 21-1267 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022) withholding of removal; imputed political opinion; imputed particular social group; imputed gang member; Matter of E-A-G- ; Chevron Step 2; CAT; willful blindness; MS-13; El Salvador H.H. v. Garland , No. 21-1150 (1st Cir. Oct. 21, 2022) CAT protection; acquiescence; willful blindness test; mixed question of law and fact; experts; Matter o...

Ep. 129 - Precedential Decisions from 10/10/2022 - 10/16/2022 (en banc; deficient NTA; venue; stay of removal; adjustment of status; discretion; mens rea; aggravated felony theft offense; permissive inference by a jury; realistic probability test) 17.10.2022 27:54

Singh v. Garland , No. 20-70050 (9th Cir. Oct. 12, 2022) en banc challenge; in absentia motion to reopen; deficient NTA; statutory interpretation; Rodriguez ; Laparra Sarr v. Garland , No. 20-3836 (2d Cir. Oct. 12, 2022) venue; jurisdiction; stay of removal; INA § 242(b)(2) Moreno v. Garland , No. 21-1237 (1st Cir. Oct. 14, 2022) adjustment of status; INA § 245(a); discretion; motion to remand...

Ep. 128 - Precedential Decisions from 10/3/2022 - 10/9/2022 (doctrine of consular nonreviewability; CAT - waiver of claim & credibility; exhaustion & due process; pro se rights; § 212(c); conditional LPRs & § 237(a)(1)(H)) 10.10.2022 48:38

Munoz v. DOS, et al. , No. 21-55365 (9th Cir. Oct. 5, 2022) doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Immigrant Visa; tattoos; facially legitimate bonafide reason; timely notification; Due Process Cordero-Chavez v. Garland , No. 21-60370 (5th Cir. Oct. 4, 2022) credibility; CAT protection; inconsistency; CAT box; waiver of CAT claim; Eduard v. Ashcroft Ndifon v. Garland , No. 20-60997 (5th Cir. O...

Ep. 127 - Precedential Decisions from 9/26/2022 - 10/2/2022 (motion to reopen; vacated conviction; controlled substance convictions; Federal First Offender’s Act; CIMTs; cancellation of removal - jurisdiction, VAWA, and reinstatement) 03.10.2022 23:34

Lara-Garcia v. Garland , No. 20-71703 (9th Cir. Sept. 26, 2022) motion to reopen; vacated conviction; Cardoso-Tlaseca ; simple possession of drugs; Federal First Offender’s Act (FFOA); Lujan-Armendariz ; sua sponte; CIMT – Cal. Pen. Code § 459, misdemeanor burglary; Cal. Pen. Code § 496(a), misdemeanor receipt of stolen property; Cal. Health and Safety Code § 11364(a), misdemeanor possession of dr...

Ep. 126 - Precedential Decisions from 9/19/2022 - 9/25/2022 (THANK YOU PATRONS!; exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India) 26.09.2022 11:33

September 2022 Patron Shout Out! Derrick Upchurch Breanna Cary Nenad Milosevic Yuna E. Scott Lorraine Marte Susan Gregg Michelle M. Marty Rivera Pablo Rodriguez Dave Burton Fola Olumbunmi Kumar v. Garland , No. 20-60712 (5th Cir. Sept. 21, 2022) exhaustion; due process; asylum; past persecution; government actor; BJP; India *Sponsors and friends of the podcast! Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P....

Ep. 125 - Precedential Decisions from 9/12/2022 - 9/18/2022 (past persecution; Mann Party; India; continuances; right to present testimony; due process; prejudice; constitutional and regulatory violations) 19.09.2022 27:01

Singh v. Garland , No. 20-72806 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2022) past persecution; serious harm; death threats alone; fleeing home; age of victim for persecution; Shiromani Akali Dal Party (Mann Party); India Martinez Roman v. Garland , No. 20-3476 (2d Cir. Sept. 15, 2022) continuances; non-LPR cancellation of removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; psychological expert; live testimony; du...

Ep. 124 - Precedential Decisions from 9/5/2022 - 9/11/2022 (detention; MS-13; asylum; unable or unwilling to control private actors; non-LPR cancellation of removal; qualifying relative; NACARA; INA § 212(h) waiver) 12.09.2022 15:45

Intro + Hernandez Avilez v. Garland , No. 20-16142 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2022) (detention) Rodriguez De Palucho v. Garland , No. 22-0212 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022) asylum; unable or unwilling to control private actors; extortion; rent; MS-13; El Salvador Agustin-Matias v. Garland , No. 21-60288 (5th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022) non-LPR cancellation of removal; qualifying relative; evidentiary burden; U.S. cit...

Ep. 123 - Precedential Decisions from 8/29/2022 - 9/4/2022 (Interpol Red Notice; serious nonpolitical crime; categorical approach; changed country condition motion to reopen; reinstatement; clear error review; deficient NTA; stop time rule) 05.09.2022 37:19

Gonzalez-Castillo v. Garland , No. 21-70112 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2022) · Interpol Red Notice; Article 13 of the Salvadoran Code; MS-13; serious reason to believe; serious nonpolitical crime; probable cause; burdens; Matter of W-E-R-B- ; Salvadoran Art. 13; MS-13; IJ duty to develop the record Romero-Millan v. Garland , No. 16-73915 (9th Cir. Aug. 29, 2022) · law relating to a contr...

Ep. 122 - Precedential Decisions from 8/22/2022 - 8/28/2022 (divisibility; stalking; mental state; intent; expert psychological opinion; childhood trauma; credible and reasonable fear interview transcripts) 29.08.2022 20:06

Vurimindi v. Att'y Gen. U.S ., No. 19-1848 (3d Cir. Aug. 24, 2022) stalking in violation of 18 Pa. Stat. and Cons. Stat. § 2709.1(a)(1); divisibility; mens rea ; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); means vs. elements; intent; “demonstrate”; Pennsylvania jury instructions Rivera-Medrano v. Garland , No. 20-1667 (1st Cir. Aug. 26, 2022) motion to remand; credibility; Matter of F-S-N- ; expert psychologic...

Ep. 121 - Precedential Decisions from 8/15/2022 - 8/21/2022 (obstruction of justice; vacated convictions; burglary; receipt of stolen property; particularly serious crime; child abuse; deficient NTAs; no notice MTRs) 22.08.2022 55:28

Cordero-Garcia v. Garland , No. 19-72779 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2022) INA § 101(a)(43)(S), obstruction of justice; Valenzuela Gallardo ; Cal. Pen. Code § 136.1(b)(1); Matter of Cordero-Garcia ; realistic probability; Zombie alert! Ballinas-Lucero v. Garland , No. 17-73260 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2022) vacated convictions; Cal. Pen. Code § 1018; cancellation; Pereida ; burdens; Thomas and Thompson Matte...

Ep. 120 - Precedential Decisions from 8/8/2022 - 8/14/2022 (IJ bias; particularly serious crime; transgender women; CAT deferral; withholding of removal; reversing IJs; impeachment evidence; religion and clan claims) 15.08.2022 33:34

Tinoco Acevedo v. Garland , No. 20-2048 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2022) IJ bias; belittle; due process; Matter of Y-S-L-C- ; lack of fluency in English; relying on evidence not in the record K.Y. v. U.S. Att'y Gen ., No. 21-10271 (11th Cir. Aug. 9, 2022) particularly serious crime; asylum; transgender woman; extortion; issue exhaustion; discretionary findings and jurisdiction; Guyana Keta v. Gar...

Ep. 119 - Precedential Decisions from 8/1/2022 - 8/7/2022 (persecution; PSC and crime against persons; sue sponte motion to reopen; good moral character; drug trafficking; deficient NTA motions; crime of child abuse mental state) 08.08.2022 57:28

Sorto-Guzman v. Garland , No. 20-1762 (4th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022) single death threat; persecution; question of law; Catholic religion; burdens; Mara 18; El Salvador Gutierrez-Vargas v. Garland , No. 21-3520 (8th Cir. Aug. 1, 2022) particularly serious crime; reweighing evidence; crimes against persons; INA § 242(a)(2)(C); CAT deferral; dismemberment; Zetas; Mexico Perez-Camacho v. Garland , No. 19-...

Ep. 118 - Precedential Decisions from 7/25/2022 - 7/31/2022 (firearm offense; ammunition; divisibility; untimely asylum; extraordinary circumstances; legal disability; mootness: deferral & physical removal; visa waiver violators; asylum-only proceedings) 31.07.2022 28:29

Matter of Ortega-Quezada , 28 I&N Dec. 598 (BIA 2022) INA § 237(a)(2)(C); firearm offense; exchange; ammunition; gratuitous transfer; divisibility; double jeopardy; similarly-worded statutes; Pereida Martinez Alquijay v. Garland , No. 20-70470 (9th Cir. July 27, 2022) untimely asylum filing; one-year deadline; extraordinary circumstances; legal disability; stress; young age; failure to speak...

Ep. 117 - Precedential Decisions from 7/18/2022 - 7/24/2022 (credibility; demeanor; credible fear interview notes; equitable tolling & diligence; reinstatement & gross miscarriage of justice; deficient NTA; in absentia motion to reopen; due process) 25.07.2022 33:34

Ndudzi v. Garland , No. 20-60782 (5th Cir. July 20, 2022) adverse credibility; demeanor; inconsistency; asylum; credible fear interview notes; Angola; Cabinda; Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC); BIA rewriting IJ decision Masin-Ventura v. Garland , No. 21-60610 (5th Cir. July 21, 2022) motion to reopen; equitable tolling; diligence Bravo-Bravo v. Garland , No. 20-71042 (...