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Fajardo-Rivas v. Blanche, No. 25-1280 (4th Cir. Oct. 13, 2026)

• motion to reopen; prima facie; immediate family nexus; new evidence showing persecutor; 18th Street Gang; Honduras

Matter of L. Ramirez, 30 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2026)

• U visa; continuance; Matter of Sanchez Sosa; visa delay

Alawieh v. Mullin, No. 25-2238 (1st Cir. Oct. 14, 2026)

• cancelling visas; Hezbollah on phone; jurisdiction; INA § 242(A)(2)(A)(i); challenged expedited removal order through habeas

Alvarado-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 24-1447 (1st Cir. Oct. 15, 2026)

• past persecution; ambiguities as to kidnapping; death threats; emotional and psychological harm; no objectively reasonable fear of future persecution based on text messages

Islam v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1101 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2026)

• aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor; N.Y. Pen. L. § 130.60(2),  Loper Bright; star decisis; New York mens rea; age gap and least culpable conduct for sexual abuse of a minor; Esquival Quintana; CAT; BNP; Awami League; BIA administrative notice of country conditions

Jatta v. Blanche, No. 24-3033 (8th Cir. Oct. 16, 2026)

• fundamental change in conditions; change in political leadership; humanitarian asylum; the Gambia

United States v. Johnson a.k.a. realrambo3, No. 21-14144 (11th Cir. Oct. 14, 2026)

• attempt and inchoate crime of violence; attempted manslaughter in violation of  Fla. Stat. § 782.07(1); Florida attempt; Fla. Stat. § 777.04(1)

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Ojukwu v. Lyons, et al., No. 26-3891 (6th Cir. Oct. 9, 2026)

• D.V.D.; third country removal; Nken; stay; generalized evidence and irreparable harm; removal with withholding; class certification consequences; third country assurances

Alvarenga v. Blanche, No. 25-2780 (8th Cir. Oct. 8, 2026)

• due process; prejudice; EWI removability burdens and arguments; fear of child’s gang recruitment; CAT acquiesce; MS-13; Honduras

Matter of M-S-V-, 30 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 2026)

• bond; flight risk; insufficient sponsor lacking evidence; speculative relief; danger for commercial driving without a license; expired driver’s license; visa overstay 

Matter of M-R-I-, 30 I&N Dec. 137 (BIA 2026)

• abandonment of I-589; return to country of fear on advance parole; compelling reasons for travel; alternative options; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.8(b); importance of comma; Maoists; Nepal

Matter of B-S-A-N-, 30 I&N Dec. 145 (BIA 2026)

• EU asylum claims; multi-lateral treaties and discretionary denial of asylum; asylum for citizens of two countries

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Matter of Y-M-B-, 30 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2026)

• no bond based on flight risk; misrepresentation in asylum application; asylum on appeal to BIA

Matter of G-R-B-, 30 I&N Dec. 102 (BIA 2026)

• pretermission without motion from DHS; IJ authority; right to present evidence and argument; H-A-A-V-; prima facie

Matter of Cornejo-Aguilar, 30 I&N Dec. 105 (BIA 2026)

• LPR cancellation of removal; credibility; discretion; death of grandchild in respondent’s home; disingenuous testimony; IJ bias

Matter of Sethi, 30 I&N Dec. 112 (BIA 2026)

• EOIR attorney suspension after circuit suspension; AI use

Matter of Morales Cuxun, 30 I&N Dec. 121 (BIA 2026)

• bond; recent criminal history; DUI arrests; domestic violence; dangerousness

Matter of C-M-H-H-, 30 I&N Dec. 124 (BIA 2026)

• scope of remand; Matter of Patel; no hearing necessary; Burbano

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Padilla v. ICE, No. 24-2801 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2026)

• entry; admission; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; Matter of M-S-; due process; Thuraissigiam; expedited removal

Matter of K-K-U-J-, 30 I&N Dec. 81 (BIA 2026)

• extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; being mislead by a notario

Matter of Mendez Maldonado, 30 I&N Dec. 62 (BIA 2026)

• Matter of K; admission to conduct; cocaine possession; due process; no care for star  decisis

Matter of M-K- (II), 30 I&N Dec. 84 (BIA 2026)

• IJ and BIA bias not bias; motion to reopen; prima facie

Perez-Garcia v. Blanche, No. 24-1092 (9th Cir. Sept. 25, 2026)

• BIA ignoring evidence; Patel; overlooking evidence is a question of law; jurisdiction; voluntary departure bonds

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D.V.D. v. DHS, No. 26-1212 (1st Cir. Sept.  18, 2016)

• Third country removal; due process; class action; sequencing; effective notice; meaningful opportunity to contest removal based on fear of persecution; notice and opportunity; fear of persecution; asylum; withholding of removal; 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(2)(E); statutory construction; Convention Against Torture 

Matter of A-V-O-, 30 I&N Dec. 44 (BIA 2026)

• aggravated felony; inadmissibility; statutory interpretation; circumstance specific approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 loss; restitution order; retroactivity; INA § 212(a)(8)(A); Matter of Kanga; Use of Unauthorized Access Device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2); Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)

Matter of Cuber, 30 I&N Dec. 59 (BIA 2026)

• EOIR attorney discipline 

Nemis v. Blanche, No. 25-304 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026)

• CIMT; 18 USC 1546; conspiracy to commit immigration fraud; categorical approach; deceit or dishonesty; frivolous filings 

Barman v. United States, No. 24-464 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026); U visa Appellants v. Director, USCIS, 2026 WL 2683743 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026),

• Commonwealth of the of the Northern Mariana Islands; 48 U.S.C. § 1806(e)(6)(D) adjustment; jurisdiction; delegation
• U-visa delay; standing; jurisdiction

Meza Medina v. Blanche, No. 24-5144 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2026)

• motion to reopen; in absentia; change of address; residential vs. mailing address; presumption of delivery; Matter of M-R-A-; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.26(d)

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Trigueros v. Blanche, No. 24-4847 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)

• in absentia motion to reopen due to exceptional circumstances; flat tire; no affidavit required for pro se; no corroboration required if not inherently unbelievable; Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L-; BIA can’t trump circuit

Perez-Castillo, et al v. Blanche, No. 21-70087 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

• persecutor bar; statutory interpretation; no duress exception; shifting burdens; Atonal Battalion; El Salvador

Matter of S-K-E-, 30 I&N Dec. 27 (BIA 2026)

• credibility; sexual orientation; DHS ECAS violation; failure to serve noncitizen; prejudice required for everything; Guinea; experts

Matter of Kamalov, 30 I&N Dec. 34 (BIA 2026)

• bond; danger; accepting untimely DHS brief; de novo review of danger and flight risk; little weight to state court ordering release on recognizance; resisting arrest; street racing 

Matter of V-S-A-, 30 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2026)

• similar affidavits; R-K-K-; Singh; past persecution harm; due process; protecting confidentiality

Lopez Garcia, et al. v. Guadian, et al., No. 25-7044 (4th Cir. Sept. 10, 2026)

• statutory interpretation; no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); § 236(a); § 236(c); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; due process

Okene v. Blanche, No. 25-60559 (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)

• VAWA cancellation of removal; insufficient battery or extreme cruelty; non-LPR cancellation of removal; insufficient medical hardship; Wilkinson; substantial evidence review

Gonzalez Perez v. Blanche, No. 23-2811 (7th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

• exhaustion; failure to argue all asylum elements

Santos v. Blanche, No. 23-7191 (2d Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)

• Riley; jurisdiction to review decision to reinstate; jurisdiction to review CBP denial of motion to reopen reinstatement; 8 C.F.R. § 103.5; narrow bar to review discretionary agency action; Bhaktibhai-Patel; motion to reopen review; I-290 proper form

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Parada Calderon v. Blanche, No. 25-2204 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

• holistic approach to CAT claims; no quantitative statistical analysis required; expert evidence on El Salvador’s State of Exception; failure to give expert reports reasoned consideration; new evidence for motion to reopen; prima facie standard

Mbueno-Vita, et al. v. Blanche, No. 24-5472 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

• approximate testimony about injuries is not inconsistent; omissions cannot equate to adverse credibility on their own; Alam; IJ failure to consider plausible alternatives; particularized risk of torture shown where evidence shows noncitizen’s group is tortured; no relocation when in hiding; UNITA Party in Angola; CAT

Matter of A-Q-R-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 865 (BIA 2026)

• credibility; inconsistencies; credible fear interview; dates; Taliban; Afghanistan 

Matter of Diji, 30 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2026) (en banc)

• no-notice motion to reopen; in absentia; failure to receive NTA; Matter of G-Y-R-; obligation to update address

Matter of A-E-V-M-, 30 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2026)

• Maduro’s capture; change in power equates to changed country conditions; asylum from Venezuela; one year bar; administrative notice by the BIA

United States v. Benavidez, No. 25-2497 (8th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

• Tex. Pen. Code § 29.02(a); crime of violence; Borden; recklessness; robbery

Sebastian-Perez v. Blanche, No. 25-1691 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

• no jurisdiction to review no reasonable fear finding; Riley; reinstatement 

B.P. v. Blanche, No. 25-2778 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

• jurisdiction; claims processing; 30 day deadline; final order of removal; Riley; reinstatement; FARO; equitable tolling  

Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche, No. 25-2029 (1st Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

• exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; asthma 

Dziedziach v. Blanche, No. 23-6837 (2d. Cir. Aug. 31, 2026)

• CIMT committed after five years of admission; Loper bright; conspiracy to retaliate against witnesses and parties in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513(b); intent; star decisis; aggravating factor; CIMT definition constitutional

Aristy-Rosa v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

• motion to reopen; Minter; change in law; equitable tolling for motion to reconsider; sue sponte; Judge Bove

Reynoso-Salgado v. Blanche, No. 23-2628 (7th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)

• child abuse; non-LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 948.21(1); child neglect; Loper Bright; culpable mental state; unitary concept

Garcia Morales, et al. v. Blanche, No. 25-1760 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2026)

• Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule; INA § 242(f); invalid presumption bar to relief; asylum; statutory interpretation; absurd results canon; but-for nexus; mixed motive; gang extortion; Guatemala 

Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche, No. 22-1474 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026)

• amending pleadings in immigration court for factual error; Matter of Velasquez; IJ refusal to hear testimony; border crossing card; motion to remand; procedurally lawful admission; Quilantan

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Yanez Piedra v. Blanche, No. 25-1258 (4th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026)

• conviction vacatur; Pickering; statutory interpretation; plain text; voluntary departure; Hewitt; star decisis; Loper Bright

Matter of Jones, 29 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2026)

• definition of attorney; 8 C.F.R. § 1001.1(f); indefinite suspension 

Matter of W-F-D-, 29 I&N Dec. 854 (BIA 2026)

• bond; jurisdiction; withholding of removal and CAT; IJ has no authority post-final order of removal; DHS custody redetermination

Matter of R-P-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 859 (BIA 2026)

• civil fines; voluntary departure; notice and warnings

Ricardo Jacques v. Blanche, No. 23-3015 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

• DHS service of appeal notice; due process; prejudice; Rivera-Valdes; drug trafficking aggravated felony; Y-L-; Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(1)(a)(iii) misdemeanor

Pereira Alves v. Blanche, No. 24-1686 (1st Cir Aug. 24, 2026)

• past persecution; targeting family because of criminal brothers; similarly situated to family member granted asylum

Bromfield v. Blanche, No. 25-1556 (1st Cir. Aug. 25, 2026)

• false claim to citizenship; Patel; jurisdiction; discretionary denial of adjustment of status; family of police officer particular social group; demeanor; withholding of removal despite adverse credibility; Jamaica 

Mejia-Henriquez v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-2184 (3d Cir. Aug. 25, 2026)

• removal of CAT petitioner moots PFR; MS-13 as terrorist organization; inability to facilitate return from foreign prison; Kilmer Abrego Garcia; ICE Directive 11061.1; OIL not bound by prior arguments

Buele Morocho, et al. v. Warden Philadelphia FDC, et al., No. 26-1150 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)

• statutory interpretation; no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); § 236(a); § 236(c); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; due process

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Olibris v. Blanche, No. 25-60322 (5th Cir. Aug.  13, 2026)

• INA § 237(a)(4)(A)(i); prohibiting the export of goods; firearms to Haiti; 18 U.S.C. § 554; cannot of noscitur a sociis

Guerra Quezada, et al. v. United States, No. 25-10372 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)

• derivative citizenship; constructive presence; Matter of Navarrete

Matter of M-M-L-J-, 29 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2026)

• number bar to motion to reopen; statutory interpretation; no equitable tolling of number bar; sua sponte

Ramdial v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 25-10093 (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026)

• aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); robbery by sudden snatching in violation of Fla. Stat. § 812.131(1); without consent; de minimus taking; divisibility; elements vs means; intent to deprive

Wong v. Blanche, No. 22-6185 (2d Cir. Aug. 19, 2026)

• definition of immigration conviction; disorderly persons theft by deception – N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:20-4; Apprendi; sentence; formal adjudication of guilt; Loper Bright

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