Immigration Review Ep. 308 - Precedential Decisions from 3/16/2026 - 3/22/2026 (Padilla ineffective assistance & near-certain removal; qualifying relative age out; hardship; non-attorney ineffective assistance; sua sponte reopening jx; receipt of stolen property agg fel)
United States v. Aguayo-Montes, No. 24-4072 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026)
- Padilla; ineffective assistance of counsel; affirmative misadvice; duty to inform of near certain removal; prima facie prejudice; insufficiency of plea warnings; affidavits;
Matter of Arevalo-Vargas, 29 I&N Dec. 519 (BIA 2026)
- qualifying relative child ageing out during appeal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; children forced to pay for schooling
Matter of Z-R-C-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 523 (BIA 2026)
- ineffective assistance of counsel against non-attorney; prima facie; domestic violence, family group, and asylum nexus; social distinction; approved SIJ; reopening
Hodzic v. Bondi, No. 24-1204 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2026)
- sua sponte reopening; Niz Chavez; fundamental change in law; exceptional situation different from exceptional circumstances; BIA failure to explain; Loper Bright inapplicable; procedural due process; substantive due process right to remain with family
Hassan v. Bondi, No. 25-1049 (7th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026)
- receipt of stolen property aggravated felony; Kentucky mens rea; constructive knowledge; ostrich defense; K.R.S. §§ 514.110, 506.010; certified question
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