Immigration Review Ep. 297 & 298 - Precedential Decisions from 12/29/2025 - 1/11/2026 (cocaine isomers; realistic probability; jurisdiction & AOS; domestic violence-type asylum; IAC; Loper Bright & Lozada; material misrepresentation; naturalization; death threats)
United States v. Ferguson, No. 24-2178 (8th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026)
- cocaine isomers; divisibility; modified categorical approach; realistic probability test; Arkansas; Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401(a)(1)(A)(i)
Fofana v. Noem, et al., No. 24-2485 (8th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026)
- jurisdiction; Patel; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); asylee adjustment; “any decision”
Aguilar-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 24-2427 (8th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026)
- domestic violence-type asylum; one central reason; women; acquiescence; Guatemala
Gutierrez-Mikan, et al v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-13788 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2026)
- ineffective assistance of counsel; Loper Bright & Lozada; substantial compliance; CAT; acquiescence; FARC; Colombia
Savane v. DHS, et al., No. 24-3286 (3d Cir. Jan. 7, 2026)
- material misrepresentation; naturalization; willful; diversity visa lottery; DS-230 omissions; omitting children from application; public charge; 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(a)(2); lawfully admitted for permanent residence
Matter of E-M-F-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 379 (BIA 2026)
- death threats; past persecution; journalists; Peru
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