Immigration Review

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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 noncitizensKurzban 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. Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!The Pen and SwordClick me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26 Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

Matter of E-A-S-O-, 29 I&N Dec. 422 (BIA 2026)particularly serious crime; N-A-M-; no misdemeanor presumption; Matter of Juarez; D.C. Code § 22-3010.01 sexual abuse of a minor; discretion; weighing hardship in discretionary analysis  Matter of Laurent Castro, 29 I&N Dec. 419 (BIA 2026)in absentia; interlocutory appeal; “shall”; notice Bonilla-Espinoza v. Bondi, No. 24-9566 (10th Cir. Jan. 27, 2026)nexus; imputed gang member; exhaustion; due process; IJ failure to develop the record; translation issues; State of Exception; El Salvador  Banyee  v. Bondi, No. 24-3590 (8th Cir. Jan. 29, 2026)attempted theft; INA § 101(A)(43)(G)/(U); robbery in violation of North Dakota Century Code § 12.1-22-01; categorical approach; realistic probability test; unambiguous statute; lesser included offenseKurzban 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!The Pen and SwordClick me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26 Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

Guevara-Serrano, et al. v. Bondi, No. 23-4420 (9th Cir. Jan. 20, 2026)  unable or unwilling to protect; no police reporting requirement; Burbano; uncontradicted testimony; domestic violence; gangs; Honduras   Matter of S-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 412 (BIA 2026) frivolous asylum filing warning; dual citizenship; materiality; written warnings United States v. Singer, No. 23-6120 (10th Cir. Jan. 23, 2026) crime of violence; unborn persons; fetus; statutory interpretation; legislative silence; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 645  Fortes Tomar v. Bondi, No. 24-2108 (1st Cir. Jan. 23, 2026) CIMT; lewd; sexual intent; Mass. Gen. L., ch. 272, § 16; unpublished state case to satisfy realistic probability test; PFR grant without remand 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!The Pen and SwordClick me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26 Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

United States v. Ramiro Gomez, No. 23-435 (9th Cir. Jan. 13, 2026) (en banc) crime of violence; recklessness; Borden; Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(1) assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm; intent, knowing; mens rea; Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52; plain error  Matter of D-G-B-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 392 (BIA 2026) serious non political crime; drug trafficking activity; duress; statutory interpretation; Neguise; CAT; Sinaloa cartel; domestic violence; acquiesce; insufficient police reporting  Matter of Laparra-Deleon, 29 I&N Dec. 389 (BIA 2026)  deficient NTA; in absentia motions to reopen; Campos Chavez  Matter of M-C-C-, 29 I&N Dec. 401 (BIA 2026) INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; fraud or willful misrepresentation; INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(i); military service during Bosnian War; discretion; history of untruthfulness; adverse inference from invoking Fifth Amendment; family ties must outweigh fraud Mukantagara, et al. v. Noem, et al., No. 24-4071 (10th Cir. Jan. 12, 2026)  discretion; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 207(c)(4); termination of asylum status; Rwanda genocide  Fuentes-Pineda v. Bondi, No. 24-60592 (5th Cir. Jan. 14, 2026) and  Sayegh de Kewayfati, et al. v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-20073 (5th Cir. Jan 14, 2025) prison conditions; state of exception; former gang members; past torture; Amnesty International reports; El Salvador jurisdiction for APA lawsuit over denial of affirmative asylum application; TPS 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!The Pen and SwordClick me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26 Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewCase notesSupport the show

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 Liz's email: emontano@kktplaw.comKurzban 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

Matter of Ghanbari, 29 I&N Dec. 376 (BIA 2025)bond; mandatory detention; material support to a terrorist organization; propaganda; non-violent conductRamos-Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 25-1038 (1st Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)asylum; withholding of removal; Guatemala; particular social group; family-based; business ownership; persecution; isolated eventsCampuzano v. Bondi, No. 24-60575 (5th Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)authentication of criminal records; INA § 240(c)(3)(C); crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); categorical approach; modified categorical approachRuiz v. Bondi, No. 23-1095 (9th Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)jurisdiction; extraordinary circumstances; INA § 208(a)(2)(D); one-year filing deadline; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); mixed questions; discretion; asylum; withholding of removal; administrative closureKurzban 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

Matter of Tepec-Garcia, 29 I&N Dec. 371 (BIA 2025)termination; in absentia; DHS burden to prove alienage  Matter of L-A-G-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 339 (BIA 2025)Panama cartels; CAT; snitches; series of suppositions  Matter of Kim, 29 I&N Dec. 339 (BIA 2025)LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; criminal history; South Korea Matter of Lema Mizhirumbay, 29 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 2025)discretion; weighing factors; criminal history; OSHA violations Matter of N-P-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 347 (BIA 2025)de novo; well-founded fear; ability to freely leave country; pretextual summons; Moldova Matter of Rodriguez Pena, 29 I&N Dec. 358 (BIA 2025)bond; dangerousness; threats; false claim to citizenship; victim affidavits; dismissed criminal charges Matter of Palma-Olvera, 29 I&N Dec. 355 (BIA 2025)good moral character; DUI; Castollo-Perez; rebutting presumption Sanik Herrera v. Bondi, No. 25-3207 (6th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025)motion to reopen; exhaustion; due process; sua sponte Liao v. Bondi, No. 25-60427 (5th Cir. Dec. 17, 2025)untimely petition for review; mandatory claims processing rule; Riley; prison mailbox rule; affidavits Matter of L-T-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 362 (BIA 2025) firm resettlement; some other type of permanent resettlement; A-G-G-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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

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Osabas-Rivera v. Bondi, No. 25-3168 (6th Cir. Dec. 8, 2025)untimely asylum filing; jurisdiction; satisfaction of the attorney general; exhaustion Matter of Jimenez-Ayala, 29 I&N Dec. 325 (BIA 2025)LPR cancellation; discretion; insufficient rehabilitation; use of meth Matter of W-F-, 29 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2025)CAT; particularly serious crime; mental health; B-Z-R-; Haitian prisons; Brian Concannon; gang violence; acquiescence  Matter of J-C-A-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 331 (BIA 2025)Mexican cartels; CAT; snitches; more likely than not; police; CJNG cartel; Sinaloa cartel Matter of Dubon Miranda, 29 I&N Dec. 335 (BIA 2025)bond; dangerousness; dismissed convictions; allegations against a child victim; DUI;  evasive testimonyKurzban 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. Eimmigration "Simplifies immigration casework. Legal professionals use it to advance cases faster, delight clients, and grow their practices."Special Link! Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  EB-5 Support"EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys."Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show