Immigration Review Ep. 302 - Precedential Decisions from 2/2/2026 - 2/8/2026 (TPS for Haiti; reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; sua sponte reopening based on marriage; EAJA & habeas; traffic & in absentia reopening; change in law, reopening & diligence)
Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 25-cv-02471 (D.D.C. Feb. 2, 2026)
- TPS for Haiti; pretextual termination of TPS; INA § 242(f); APA vacatur and set aside; APA stay; equal protection; McNary; using public statements in litigation
Matter of G-M-I-, 29 I&N Dec. 431 (BIA 2026)
- reliability and persuasiveness of expert testimony; factual basis for expert opinion; CAT; imprisonment for drugs; China
Matter of Yadav, 29 I&N Dec. 438 (BIA 2026)
- sua sponte reopening based on marriage to a U.S. citizen; equities acquired after removal order
Michelin, et al. v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, et al., No. 24-2990 (3d Cir. Feb. 2, 2026)
- EAJA; habeas; sovereign immunity canon; civil action; importance of habeas; unreasonable prolonged detention
Montejo-Gonzalez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 21-304 (9th Cir. Feb. 5, 2026) (en banc)
- in absentia motion to reopen based on exceptional circumstances; unconscionable result; totality of the circumstances; traffic accidents; motivation to attend hearing
Pinilla Perez v. Bondi, No. 23-6363 (2d Cir. Feb. 5, 2026)
- equitable tolling; reopening; OIL admission that N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39(1) attempted sale of cocaine is not a removable offense; Minter; N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 440.10(1)(k); change of law; reasonable diligence of removed noncitizens
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