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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 Click me for T-Visa-Immigrants' List event! 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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  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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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; delegationU-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) 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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  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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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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 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

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 PopPopuli! 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

Bangs v. Blanche, No. 25-1820 (1st Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) witness tampering in violation of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 641:5(II); obstruction of justice; categorical approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Pugin; intent to interfere with legal process  Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, et al., No. 25-2152 (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity  Matter of Boye, 29 I&N Dec. 826 (BIA 2026) ignoring sentence clarifications where state court judge does not cite to governing statute and clarifies untimely; term of imprisonment; O.G.C.A. § 16-5-23.1(f)  Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026) departure; statutory interpretation advance parole; Arrabally and Yerrabelly; sua sponte motion to reopen; retroactivity  Matter of A-K-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2026) right to counsel; pro se; continuances  Aristy-Rosa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) stays of removal; Nken; Executive interests; Minter  Matias-Pablo v. Blanche, No. 25-2021 (8th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) Guatemalan females; domestic violence type asylum; CAT; acquiescence; police observing and doing nothing insufficient; El Salvador   Ademola v. Blanche, No. 25-60475 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) CIMT; willfully and knowingly using a forged or counterfeit Nigerian passport to open a bank account in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1543; returning LPR  Lopez-Barrera v. Blanche, No. 25-60302 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) adverse credibility; MS-13 affiliates; border interviews and inconsistencies; jurisdiction; Kucana ; CAT; particularized evidence; El Salvador   Gonzalez-Godinez v. Blanche, No. 19-71322 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670 – using a child in a display of sexually explicit content  Adame Garcia v. Blanche, No. 16-71147 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Cal. Pen. Code § 288.2(b) – distribution of harmful matter to a minor  Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche, No. 25-557 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) nexus; former police officers; personal retribution; call for en banc by Judges Bea and Desai  Orellana-Ramos v. Blanche, No. 25-2320 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) family group; particular social group; nexus; mixed motive and personal disputes; Chenery tension with APA  Navarro Cerritos v. Blanche, No. 23-1897 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) withholding-only review; Riley; jurisdiction; reinstatement; extraordinary circumstance for equitable tolling when law changes; disregarding expert testimony; family members living safely in country doesn’t undermine nexus; “Individuals in El Salvador Who Witness and Report Crimes by MS-13 to the Police”; social distinction; particularity; Henriquez-Rivas; exhaustion; CAT analysis in the aggregate; IJ not applying stated standard; unrebutted affidavits; relocation; acquiescence  Guest Hosts from Last Week! Elizabeth MontanoHomero Ló[email protected] me to Donate to ISLAAndrea Sáenzhttps://cocounsel.org/donate/ 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 22-12848 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)   motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; Matter of Lozada; substantial compliance; appropriate disciplinary authority  Matter of I-S-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 811 (BIA 2026)   asylum; adverse credibility; identity and nationality; inconsistent statements; fraudulent identity documents; REAL ID Act; burden of proof  Matter of H-I-A-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 823 (BIA 2026)   asylum; credibility determinations; inconsistencies and omissions; totality of the circumstances; past persecution; presumption of future persecution; internal relocation  Matter of I-U-V-, 29 I&N Dec. 816 (BIA 2026)   withholding of removal; childhood persecution; harm suffered as a minor; cumulative harm; severity of persecution; pattern or practice of persecution; clear probability standard  Matter of Momplaisir, 29 I&N Dec. 820 (BIA 2026)   authentication of records; Form I-213; Form I-94; Form G-24; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6(a)  Eqbal v. Blanche, No. 25-60504 (5th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)   asylum; adverse credibility; translation errors; credible fear interview; corroborating evidence; BIA statement that it considered all evidence insufficient Ail Saidi v. Blanche, No. 21-6589 (2d Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)   CAT; corroborating evidence; adverse credibility; issue forfeiture before the BIA; reasonably available evidence; likelihood of torture; chain of events  Keita v. Blanche, No. 24-1226 (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)   cancellation of removal; withholding of removal; third-country removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; full and fair hearing; opportunity to present evidence; U.S. citizen children  Spindola v. Blanche, No. 25-3600 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)   asylum; withholding; CAT; serious nonpolitical crime bar; serious reasons for believing; acquiescence   Lacsina v. Blanche, No. 24-3373 (8th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)   motion to reopen; departure bar; post-departure motions to reopen; vacated criminal convictions; CIMT; controlled-substance inadmissibility; sua sponte reopening  Saravia Martinez v. Blanche, No. 25-60400 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)   30-day filing deadline; equitable tolling; reinstatement of removal; final order of removal; Riley v. Bondi; claims-processing rule   Guzman v. Blanche, No. 25-1351 (1st Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)   asylum; nexus; one central reason; mixed motives; protected ground; gender; family relationship; political opinion   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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

Rodriguez Vazquez, et al. v. Bostock, et al., No. 25-6842 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026) class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity   Cirrus Rojas v. Olson, et al., No. 25-3127 (7th Cir. July 30, 2026) mootness; deemed; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text  Matter of A-L-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2026) bond; flight risk; speculative relief; clear error review; long time residence and employment in U.S. as negative factors for bond   Matter of L-L-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 799 (BIA 2026) good moral character; possibly alien smuggling even if dropped off at the border; Al Otro Lado; INA § 101(f)(3);   Matter of A-W-M-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 805 (BIA 2026) bond; flight risk; USCIS decision as evidence; speculative relief; suspected human right violations; Afghanistan   United States v. Lopez, No. 24-3268 (9th Cir. July 28, 2026)  Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5; crime of violence; Borden; Gomez; mens rea and use of force; recklessness; general intent crimes; assault; battery; use of “willful” in statute not determinative  Perez-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 25-3592 (6th Cir.  July 28, 2026) motion to suppress; egregious constitutional violate; race-based stop; Miranda warnings; intra familial dispute in Guatemala; nexus; relocation for CAT  Kim v. Blanche, No. 24-2042 (1st Cir. July 30, 2026) sua sponte motion to reopen; conviction vacatur; citation to vacatur statute alone sufficient to establish procedural or substantive defect; Super. Ct. R. Crim P. 11 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

Extra case roundup Mahdawi v. Trump, 2026 WL 2090981 (2d Cir. 2026) – habeas & § 237(a)(4)(C)Suri v. Trump, 2026 WL 2123557 (4th Cir. 2026) – habeas & § 237(a)(4)(C)Fuentes v. USCIS (4th Cir. July 24, 2026) – SIJ, statutory interpretation, and parental benefits  Rana v. Blanche, No. 25-1862 (1st Cir. July 23, 2026) M-A-M-; mental health safeguards and credibility; indicia of incompetency; IJ affirmative duty; Maoists; Nepal  Matter of H-L-S-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 767 (BIA 2026) no past torture; CAT; Mexico; Guatemala; Latin Kings; MS-13; clear error; expert testimony  Matter of A-G-O-F-, 29 I&N Dec. 772 (BIA 2026) humanitarian asylum; particularity; Brazilian children; relocation; abandoned children; police reporting harm; police arresting perpetrators for other crimes; C-G-T-  Matter of Y-S-P-T-, 29 I&N Dec. 776 (BIA 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for § 212(h) waiver; discretion with sexual crimes; extreme hardship  Matter of Lopez Rico, 29 I&N Dec. 780 (BIA 2026) unlawful voting; INA § 237(a)(3)(D); 18 U.S.C. § 611(a); DHS burdens; pleading the Fifth; discretion Matter of L-F-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 787 (BIA 2026) annual asylum fee; abandonment of asylum; scheduling orders; enforcing filing deadlines; statutory interpretation; plain language of the statute; OBBBA  Garcia Demetrio, et al. v. Blanche, No. 25-991 (9th Cir. July 20, 2026) age and immutability; particular social group; mother of adolescents; single mothers; nexus reviewed de novo; Mexico  Diaz-Boyzo v. Blanche, No. 17-72894 (9th Cir. July 23, 2026) crime of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect divisibility; enhancement; Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.160(1)(a), (3)(c); criminal negligence  Torres-Casas v. Blanche, No. 25-172 (9th Cir. July 22, 2026) qualifying relative age-out for non LPR cancellation of removal purposes; predictive findings; remanding non-LPR cancellation denials pending at the BIA; hardship 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Want to become a patron? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

All about Ira Kurzban, KKTP, and Immigrants' List: Attorney Profile: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/kurzban-ira-j-esq/ Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.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-sourcebook 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.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: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

Fulton v. Mullin, et al., No. 25-194 (2d Cir. July 14, 2026) habeas; release pending appeal; Mapp; end stage renal disease  Matter of N-E-R-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 753 (BIA 2026) ACA with Ecuador; implementing agreement; interlocutory appeal  Matter of E-A-R-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 746 (BIA 2026) IJs cannot consider anything when DHS makes an asylum pretermission motion based on ACA with Ecuador; DHS failure to comply with IJ scheduling order  Matter of L-R-M-C- & V-A-M-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2026) Lozada compliance; ineffective assistance of counsel; requirement to provide contents of bar complaint and proof of filing  Matter of Lopez-Davila, 29 I&N Dec. 763 (BIA 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Ige presumption that child will join parent abroad; foster care not bad enough; nonparent can care for child  Burey v. Blanche, No. 25-1869 (4th Cir. July 14, 2026) VAWA motion to reopen deadline; ECAS and filing window rejection; failure to file I-360 before moving to reopen not fatal; attorney affidavit; deadline to file motion to reopen possible begins after appeal period ends  Flores-Turcios v. Blanche, No. 24-1338 (4th Cir. July 16, 2026) nexus; gang recruitment; extortion; CAT review – fact and law; Guatemala  Montesinos Cisneros v. Blanche, No. 23-1090 (4th Cir. July 17, 2026) admitted in any status; LPR cancellation of removal; DED; admission; statutory interpretation; lawful and unlawful status 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 "Immigration law software you’ll love to use." get.eimmigration.com/IRP  Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.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: [email protected] Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show