Immigration Review

Castellanos-Ventura v. Garland, No. 21-6293 (2d Cir. Sept. 13, 2024)Honduran women; harm by family as a child; failure to report as a child; unable or unwilling to protect; erroneous reliance on State Department report; failure to consider conflicting evidence Patel v. Garland, No. 23-3461 (6th Cir. Sept. 10, 2024)I-601; adjustment of status; Patel; jurisdiction; judicial bias; manner of entry; erroneous factual finding and legal error Lopez v. Garland, No. 23-870 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2024)Reno Municipal Code § 8.10.040 petty theft; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); Diaz-Lizaragga and CIMT definition; Skidmore deference; availability of pardon; single scheme of criminal conduct; persecution suffered in utero as a fetusClick me to learn more about Family Action Network Movement (FANM)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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Matter of R-T-P-, 28 I&N Dec. 828 (BIA 2024)deficient NTA; claims processing rule; termination; IJ amending NTA United States v. Perez Garcia, No. 23-435 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2024)crime of violence; recklessness; Borden; Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(1) assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm; intent, knowing; mens reaSponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Mouns v. Garland, No. 22-1368 (4th Cir. Aug. 28, 2024)changed country condition motion to reopen; L-O-G-; prima facie standard; Coelho; reasonable likelihood; Yemen Matter of D. Rodriguez, 28 I&N Dec. 815 (BIA 2024)attempt; crimes of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; context; statutory interpretation; Congressional silence; Texas attempt; Tx Pen. Code §§ 15.01(a) and 22.04(a)(1); consideration of police reports in discretionary analysis Momin v. Jaddou, No. 23-20327 (5th Cir. Aug. 28, 2024)Patel; incorrect birthdates; adjustment of status; I-601 waiver; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(i)Silva Pazine v. Garland, No. 23-1894 (1st Cir. Aug. 27, 2024)nexus; harm in the U.S.; domestic violence; Brazilian Women particular social group; mixed motive; misogyny in Brazil Dominguez Ojeda v. Garland, No. 23-835 (9th. Cir. Aug. 29, 2024)discretion to consider new evidence during reasonable fear interview review Meza-Carmona v. Garland, No. 20-73293 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2024)physically present; continuous period; U.S. citizenship law in 1968; permissible inference  Zia v. Garland, No. 21-1325 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2024)I-751 waiver review; INA §§ 242(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii); adverse credibility; Patel; Wilkinson; jurisdiction  Lall v. USCIS, No. 20-2051 (3rd Cir. Aug. 27, 2024)U.S. citizenship revocation; derivative citizenship through adoptive parents; equitable estoppelKKTP's medical malpractice article in the Florida Bar Journal!Neither Goose Nor Gander: Why Tort Reform FailsSponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Aben v. Garland, No. 20-60937 (5th Cir. Aug. 20, 2024)Asylum; withholding of removal; CAT; imputed political opinion; substantial evidence; past persecution; nexus; corroborating evidence; Anglophone; CameroonSponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Bent v. Garland, No. 22-1910 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2024)Cal. Pen. Code § 1473.7(a)(1); equitably tolling for motion to reopen where criminal conviction vacated; due diligence; extraordinary circumstance  United States v. Manzano, No. 23-6073 (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 2024)generic definition of murder; Oklahoma second degree murder in violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 701.8; killing in commission of a non-dangerous felony Bernardo-De La Cruz v. Garland, No. 21-1621 (7th Cir. Aug. 15, 2024)voluntary departure; 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(i); temporary BIA member; Appointment’s Clause; not considering relocation hardship when children will remain for non-LPR cancellation; legal error and “completely ignored” evidence Penafiel-Peralta v. Garland, No. 23-1959 (1st Cir. Aug. 12, 2024)mixed motive; nexus; land dispute; family membership; Ecuador  Lemus-Aguilar v. Garland, No. 23-1799 (1st Cir. Aug. 12, 2024)nexus; single, Salvadoran mothers with no familial protection; criminal gang activity; El Salvador Charles v. Garland, No. 23-1857 (1st Cir. Aug. 15, 2024)review of the BIA’s denial of sua sponte reopening; failure to consider medical evidence; unpublished BIA decisions Rosa v. Garland, No. 22-1523 (1st Cir. Aug. 16, 2024)adjustment of status; uncorroborated police reports; failure to follow BIA precedent; uncorroborated police reports to deny discretionary relief; Matter of Arreguin; Matter of Thomas; Fifth Amendment right not to testify when criminal charges pendingSponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Intro + Nakka, et al. v. USCIS (CA9) and United States v. Valdivias-Soto (CA9)Indian derivative visas and CSPA; translation errors in removal proceedings and right to counsel United States v. Munoz, No. 22-11574 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)denaturalization; clearly erroneous; collateral estoppel; judicial estoppel; date of conspiracy and other criminal indictments; necessary for conviction Joshi v. Garland, No. 23-1236 (4th Cir. Aug. 8, 2024)involuntary mental health confinement as persecution; prosecution as persecution; parens patriae; electroconvulsive therapy Garcia Cortes v. Garland, No. 22-1930 (4th Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; review of whether IJ considered all evidence; rejecting expert therapist opinion and predictive findings Bustos-Millan v. Garland, No. 21-2889 (7th Cir. Aug. 6, 2024)attorney unpreparedness; ineffective assistance of counsel; continuance; due process Lafortune v. Garland, No. 23-1617 (1st Cir. Aug. 5, 2024)particularly serious crime; N-A-M- two-step analysis; elements based approach not required; conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; CAT claims and Haiti Gonzalez-Arevalo v. Garland, No. 23-1341 (1st Cir. Aug. 7, 2024)nexus; gang retribution against family; relying on speculative noncitizen testimony; mixed motive; Guatemala  De Oliveira Rodrigues v. Garland, No. 23-2081 (1st Cir. Aug. 8, 2024)adverse credibility; omissions from credible fear interview; omissions from written affidavit; failure to corroborate; inconsistencies  Tista-Ruiz de Ajualip v. Garland, No. 23-3274 (6th Cir. Aug. 9, 2024)IJ and BIA independent duty to review the record for viable PSG and anti-circularity; Matter of A-B-; domestic violence; Matter of W-Y-C-& H-O-B-; unable or unwilling; Guatemala 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEImmigration Lawyer's Toolboxhttps://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/immigration-reviewWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewFeatured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Save Jobs USA v. DHS, No. 23-5089 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 2, 2024)challenging DHS regulations; Washtech; H-4 employment authorization; Major Questions Doctrine; star decisis Jani v. Garland, No. 22-1397 (1st Cir. July 30, 2024)material support of terrorism bar to asylum; fundamental fairness and due process; indiscernible transcript Jemaah Islamiya; appeal of only derivative grant but not lead grant; Chinese ethnicity; Indonesia Dubon v. Jaddau, No. 22-2280 (4th Cir. July 29, 2024)INA § 336(b); naturalization delay; remand to the agency; interlocutory appeal G. C. v. Garland, No. 21-1228 (9th Cir. July 30, 2024)particularly serious crime; consideration of mental health issues; felony assault in violation of Cal. Pen. Code § 245(a)(4); torture in the U.S.; fear of parent; Los Zetas; Mexico Kumar v. Garland, No. 23-308 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2024)past persecution standard in the Ninth Circuit; no serious physical harm required; Mann party claims and Punjab; BJP; Sikh; India 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Shen v. Garland, No. 16-71315 (9th Cir. July 24, 2024)administrative notice of foreign law; forced abortion; 2003 change in law for Chinese premarital checkups; exhaustion of sub-arguments; Alam; credibility; mistaken memory may lead to change in testimony; DHS misstating facts on cross-examination   Colin-Villavicencio v. Garland, No. 22-507 (9th Cir. July 23, 2024)derivative citizenship; former INA § 321 (repealed); Cheneau; paternity established by legitimation; Baja California Mexico Code Gonzalez-Rivas v. Garland, No. 21-3364 (8th Cir. July 23, 2024)hardship standard; best interests of the child; mixed question of law and fact; Wilkinson L.N. v. Garland, No. 23-60203 (5th Cir. July 25, 2024)standards of review; reweighing evidence; asylum; CAT analysis in the aggregate; Angola  Castillo v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 23-2123 (3d Cir. July 24, 2024)petition for review venue; Matter of Garcia; filing of NTA; Costello Sandoval Reynoso v. Garland, No. 23-2480 (7th Cir. July 23, 2024)non-LPR cancellation of removal; discretion; Patel; Kucana; Wilkinson Elgebaly v. Garland, No. 24-0154 (6th Cir. July 23, 2024)Form I-751 waiver petitions; good faith marriage; Egyptian marriage; credibility; duty to develop record with pro se respondents; motion to reopen; JarkesySponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

All about Ira Kurzban and Immigrants' List:Attorney Profile: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/kurzban-ira-j-esq/ Get involved with Immigrants' List: https://www.immigrantslist.org/Order Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook: https://www.aila.org/shop/products/view/kurzbans-immigration-law-sourcebookSponsors 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show

Paye v. Garland, No. 23-1426 (1st Cir. July 17, 2024)flight from ethnic cleansing and genocide as past persecution; INA § 242(a)(2)(C) jurisdiction Ramos-Gutierrez v. Garland, No. 23-1885 (1st Cir. July 18, 2024)particularly social group; nexus; circularity; example of what happens when you report on gangs in El Salvador  Ortega-Cordova v. Garland, No. 22-1700 (4th Cir. July 16, 2024)evolving definition of CIMT; solicitation of prostitution in violation of VA Code § 18.2-346(B); federal definition of a felony; 18 U.S.C. § 3559(a) Vera Punin v. Garland, No. 22-6275 (2d Cir. July 16, 2024)I-213; clear and convincing evidence; exhaustion of arguments; inherently reliable; alienage burden; temporary BIA member appointment exceeding six months KC v. Garland, No. 20-3043 (2d Cir. July 17, 2024)unfulfilled-threat doctrine; cumulative or aggregate past persecution analysis; death threats; aggravating factors; threats against family 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"Modern immigration software & case management"Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER & CREDITSSee Eps. 1-200Support the show