Malets v. Garland, No. 19-4216 (2d Cir. Apr. 14, 2023)

• credibility; Matter of Y-I-M-; corroboration; Zombie Precedent; remand despite deference; omissions; fraudulent passports and asylum; trivial inconsistency; immaterial inconsistency; IJ characterization of inconsistency; live testimony; Ukraine

Mejia Vega v. USCIS, et al., No. 16-56795 (9th Cir. Apr. 14, 2023)

• U visa waivers; federal court jurisdiction; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); discretionary determinations; INA § 212(d)(3)(A)(ii); Kucana; FRCP 12(b)(1); Matter of Hranka

Doyduk v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 21-3333 (3d Cir. Apr. 14, 2023)

• expungement; discretion; 18 Pa. C.S. § 9122(a)(1); legal challenge; Patel; discretion; adjustment of status; Matter of Arreguin; arrest reports; use of the word “the”

Alzaben v. Garland, No. 22-1561 (1st Cir. Apr. 14, 2023)

• conditional LPR; waiver of joint filing requirement; bonafide marriage; Patel; discretion; mixed question of law and fact; infidelity 

City of South Miami v. Florida Immigrant Coalition, Inc., et al., No. 21-13657 (11th Cir. Apr. 13, 2023)

• organizational standing; Ron DeSantis immigration policies; concrete injury

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Ayanian v. Garland, No. 16-70809 (9th Cir. Apr. 3, 2023)

• motion to reopen; stay of appellate proceedings; mediation; adjustment of status and immigration process; preference categories; Armenia

Andrade-Prado, Jr. v. Garland, No. 20-1913 (1st Cir. Apr. 4, 2023)

• aggravated felony; foreign conviction; fundamental fairness; travesty of justice; hearsay; particularly serious crime; biased judges; Brazil

United States v. Henderson, No. 18-1894 (3rd Cir. Mar. 29, 2023)

• Pennsylvania robbery; mens rea; violent force; conspiracy; crime of violence

Tobar v. Garland, No. 21-60875 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2023)

• TPS; brief, casual, and innocent trip abroad; continuous residence; short duration; 8 C.F.R. § 1244.1

Elldakli v. Garland, No. 22-20344 (5th Cir. Apr. 4, 2023)

• APA; Declaratory Judgment Act; Patel; jurisdiction; adjustment of status; final agency action; exhaustion of administrative remedies

Ponce Flores v. Garland, No. 21-10600 (11th Cir. Apr. 5, 2023)

• motion to remand; Patel; ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada; due process right to discretionary relief; right to counsel

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Nkenglefac v. Garland,  No. 19-60647 (5th Cir. Mar. 28, 2023) 

• Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA); substantially justified; evidence not in record; adverse credibility; paralegal fees

Garcia v. Garland, No. 20-1641 (2d Cir. Mar. 31, 2023) 

• administrative closure; deference to the Attorney General; Castro-Tum; Cruz Valdez; regulatory interpretation; ambiguity; retroactive effect

United States v. Williams, No. 20-7131 (4th Cir. Mar. 27, 2023) 

• crime of violence; sodomy-threat theory; Va. Code § 18.2-58; deference to state supreme court; U.S. v. Eldridge (CA2); kidnapping in violation of N.Y. Pen. Law § 135.20; USA v. Huerta-Rodriguez (CA5); INA § 101(a)(43)(O) 

Khalulyan v. Garland, No. 21-70909 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 2023) 

• INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); § 101(a)(43)(U); loss over $10,000; sentence enhancement consideration; 18 U.S.C. § 1029(b)(2); credit card skimming; circumstance specific; conspiracy; potential loss; restitution 

Al-Adily v. Garland, No. 22-3432 (6th Cir. Mar. 30, 2023) 

• Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.362a(3)(a); INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); loss over $10,000; restitution in Michigan ; circumstance specific; clear and convincing evidence;  rental car agreement; punishment

Alfred v. Garland, No. 19-72903 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 2023) (en banc) 

• U.S. v. Valdivia Flores; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); categorical approach; federal generic accomplice liability; robbery in violation of Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.56.190; state survey; Duenas-Alvarez; example of indivisible mens rea

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Matter of Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2023)

• venue; forum; choice of law; Auer; regulatory interpretation; INA § 242(b)(2); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.14(a); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.20(a); hardship challenge; arbitrary and capricious; comparing hardship case to other cases

U.S. v. Alas, No. 22-4193 (4th Cir. Mar. 24, 2023)

• illegal reentry; 8 U.S.C. § 1326; malicious wounding in violation of VA Code § 18.2-51; statute of limitations; § 287(g) agreements; challenging state court police immigration arrest; aggravated felony crime of violence; Borden

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Abuzeid v. Mayorkas, No. 21-5002 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 17, 2023)

• Patel; jurisdiction to review APA challenge of USCIS adjustment of status denial

Kong v. U.S., No. 21-1319 (1st Cir. Mar. 15, 2023)

• Federal Tort Claims Act; FTCA; unlawful detention; repatriation agreement; INA § 242(g); habeas; Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee; reasonably foreseeable; 8 C.F.R. § 241.13(i)(2); Cambodia

Garcia-Pascual v. Garland, No. 20-2529 (8th Cir. Mar. 14, 2023)

• non-LPR cancellation; hardship; Patel; mixed question of law and fact

USA v. Heard, No. 22-1380 (8th Cir. Mar. 16, 2023)

• MDMA; overbroad controlled substance; Minnesota Rules, pt 6800.4210; isomers; realistic probability test

Gutierrez-Alm v. Garland, No. 17-71012 (9th Cir. Mar. 15, 2023)

• deficient Order to Show Cause; suspension; stop-time rule; withholding, CAT protection; family members of political dissidents; suspected gang members; social distinction; Sandinista; Nicaragua 

Umana-Escobar v. Garland, No. 19-70964 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2023)

• de novo; questions of law; nexus; administrative closure; family members hiding

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USA v. Morris, No. 16-6-cr (2d Cir. Mar. 7, 2023)

• Hobbs Act robbery; 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A); crime of violence; attempt; 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.05(2); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.10(1); VICAR assault; violent force; factual bases for plea in New York and Connecticut; categorical approach

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AILA v. EOIR!

• WebEx hearings

Zamaro-Silverio v. Garland, No. 21-60324 (5th Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) 

• CIMT; Texas Transportation Code § 550.021; Mathis; hit and run; Garcia-Maldonado v. Gonzales; implicit overrule of precedent; overbreadth based on statutory text alone 

Ayala Chapa v. Garland, No. 21-60039 (5th Cir. Feb. 20, 2023) 

• non-LPR cancellation; jurisdiction; Patel standards for discretion; temporary BIA member; Santos Zacaria; procedural error; weighing of facts; reconsideration requirement 

Rodriguez Gonzalez v. Garland, No. 22-60091 (5th Cir. Mar. 3, 2023) 

• Texas aggravated robbery under Texas Penal Code § 29.03(a)(2); aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); crime of violence; 18 U.S.C. § 16(a); CAT deferral; corrupt police; Mexico 

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Harbin v. Sessions, 860 F.3d 58 (2d Cir. 2017) 

• drug trafficking aggravated felony; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); categorical approach; divisibility; NYPL § 220.31; controlled substance list; NYPL § 220.00(5); criminal sentence; double jeopardy; jury instructions as last resort; "specify"

USA v. Brasby, No. 21-1537 (3d Cir. Feb. 23, 2023) 

• N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:12-1(b)(1); extreme recklessness; crime of violence; Borden; mens rea divisibility in New Jersey; multidistrict analysis 

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