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Herrera Avila v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-3248 (8th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026)

• mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; Buenrostro-Mendez

Matter of Mercado-Martinez, 29 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2026)

• reliability of Form I-213; termination; presumption of reliability; establishing alienage; rebutting § 212 charge 

Matter of Lopez-Orellana, 29 I&N Dec. 533 (BIA 2026)

•  IJ cannot assert deficient NTA claims processing rule; in absentia

Perdomo Ulloa v. Bondi, No. 22-1724 (4th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026)

• CIMT; Va. Code § 18.2-186.3(A)(2); Class 1 misdemeanor; for which a sentence of one year or longer may be imposed; non-LPR cancellation

United States v. Chavez-Echeverria, No. 24-4723 (9th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026)

• Oregon attempted first-degree assault, Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 163.185(1)(a), 161.405; attempted use of physical force; substantial step

Navarrete v. Bondi, No. 24-2776 (9th Cir. Mar. 23, 2026)

• Riley; review of negative reasonable fear finding; final order of removal; CAT review post-reinstatement

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United States v. Aguayo-Montes, No. 24-4072 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026)

• Padilla; ineffective assistance of counsel; affirmative misadvice; duty to inform of near certain removal; prima facie prejudice; insufficiency of plea warnings; affidavits; 

Matter of Arevalo-Vargas, 29 I&N Dec. 519 (BIA 2026)

• qualifying relative child ageing out during appeal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; children forced to pay for schooling

Matter of Z-R-C-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 523 (BIA 2026)

• ineffective assistance of counsel against non-attorney; prima facie; domestic violence, family group, and asylum nexus; social distinction; approved SIJ; reopening

Hodzic v. Bondi, No. 24-1204 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2026)

• sua sponte reopening; Niz Chavez; fundamental change in law; exceptional situation different from exceptional circumstances; BIA failure to explain; Loper Bright inapplicable; procedural due process; substantive due process right to remain with family

Hassan v. Bondi, No. 25-1049 (7th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026)

• receipt of stolen property aggravated felony; Kentucky mens rea; constructive knowledge; ostrich defense; K.R.S. §§ 514.110, 506.010; certified question

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Sufiyan v. Bondi, No. 22-6392 (2d. Cir. Mar. 12, 2026)

• material support of terrorism waiver; duress; requirement to decide asylum and withholding of removal eligibility in the alternative

Matter of Texperts, Inc., 29 I&N Dec. 491 (AAO 2026)

• fraud finding after withdrawal of application or petition; timely retraction; multiple H-1B petitions for same beneficiary; distinction between fraud or willful misrepresentation and remand for that reason; closely scrutinize fraud

Matter of Pinzon Rozo, 29 I&N Dec. 507 (BIA 2026)

• continuance with approved SIJ petition; Visa Bulletin and wait times; DHS’s interest in resolving removal proceedings

Matter of Z-N-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 511 (BIA 2026)

• address discrepancy; flight risk; bond; sponsor affidavit but failure to establish relationship

Matter of Medina Madrid, 29 I&N Dec. 514 (BIA 2026)

• re calendaring; administrative closure; I-601A not filed yet

Maldonado-Ruiz v. Bondi, No. 25-1448 (1st Cir. Mar. 10, 2026)

• past persecution; nexus; sexual orientation

Alonso-Juarez v. Bondi, No. 24-2476 (8th Cir. Mar. 12, 2026)

• exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; substantial evidence review; ability to work in Mexico

Dekovic, et al. v. Rubio, et al., No. 24-1431 (10th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026)

• CSPA; age-out; F2A to F1 reclassification; final agency action for APA lawsuit; 8 U.S.C. § 1151(f)(2); statutory purpose; legislative history of unanimous bipartisan Congress 

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Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, No. 24-777 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2026)

• substantial evidence; past persecution review; INA § 242(b); Guerro-Lasprila; Wilkinson; mixed question of law and fact

Ortez Reyes v. USCIS, No. 25-1391 (4th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026)

• jurisdiction; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); pure question of law exempt; I-730; derivative asylum statute with removal order

Matter of D-J-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 485 (BIA 2026)

• expert reliability; expert bias; criminal deportee; requirement that expert support their opinions with other evidence; indefinite detention; Haiti

Matter of R-B-E-, 29 I&N Dec. 499 (BIA 2026)

• fundamental change; past persecution and rebuttable presumption; reliance on country condition evidence; Haitian gangs; Lavalas; BIA reaching legal issue it doesn’t have to; particularly serious crime; Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(b)(2); identity theft

Vera Chairez v. USCIS, No. 24-4137 (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026)

• 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); U visa waiver; INA § 212(d)(14); jurisdiction; Bourfa; discretion; ANA International

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United States v. Lightsey, No. 20-13682 (11th Cir. Feb. 26, 2026)

• Florida attempt crimes; attempted robbery in violation of Fla Stat § 812.13(2)(b); crime of violence; Taylor; cocaine; prior precedent rule; Abrada-Hechavarria et al. v. Bondi (11th Cir.) (separate parole issue (unpub))

Matter of Forjoe, 29 I&N Dec. 463 (BIA 2026)

• admission; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; discretion; retroactivity; extreme hardship; separation; long period of fraud

Matter of Ibarra-Vega, 29 I&N Dec. 476 (BIA 2026)

• administrative closure; recalendaring; U visa; USCIS delay; CAP; thumb on the scale for DHS; separation of powers

Da Silva-Queiroga v. Bondi, No. 25-1137 (1st Cir. Feb. 27, 2026)

• past-persecution; domestic violence asylum claim; remaining in country of harm; harm as a child; Brazil

Garcia-Botello v. Bondi, No. 24-9507 (10th Cir. Feb. 25, 2026)

• government acquiescence; CAT; Mexican mental health facility; specific intent to torture;  willful blindness 

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Barrie v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-12504 (11th Cir. Feb. 19, 2026) 

• aggravated felony rape definition; statutory interpretation; rule against superfluity; review of comparable federal statutes; attempted sexual abuse in violation of  D.C. Code § 22-3002(a)(1); digital penetration 

Matter of L-S-C-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 451 (BIA 2026) 

• remand for biometrics checks; interests of finality; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.47(h) 

Matter of F-B-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 456 (BIA 2026) 

• failure to report harm; C-G-T-; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox Church; reasonable relocation; unable or unwilling; acquiesce, relocation, and CAT 

Irias v. Bondi, No. 25-1419 (8th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026) 

• in absentia motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel; self reporting IAC; strict Lozada compliance 

Cante Mijangos v. Bondi, No. 25-1267 (1st Cir. Feb. 18, 2026) 

• issue exhaustion; sexual abuse type asylum claim; nexus 

Khanal v. Bondi, No. 14-1572 (1st Cir. Feb. 18, 2026) 

• asylum, withholding, and CAT grant despite adverse credibility; failure to consider evidence; credible death threats; Maoist extortion; Nepal 

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Rene Lopez v. Bondi, No. 24-1208 (4th Cir. Feb. 13, 2026) 

• derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a); establishing paternity through legitimation; Loper Bright; statutory interpretation; affirmative acts to establish paternity; Riley; petition for review despite CAT remand 

Matter of Jin, 29 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2026) 

• marriage fraud; annulment; revoking I-130 petition; BIA appeal two-years late; deposition transcripts; two-year untimely appeal

Buenrostro-Mendez, et al. v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-20496 (5th Cir. Feb. 6, 2026) 

• mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act 

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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 noncitizens

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