Ep. 1 - Precedential Decisions from 3/25/20 - 5/1/20 (cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, motion to reopen, asylum, ineffective assistance of counsel)

Cases as discussed in order:

[02:36] Barton v. Barr, No. 18-725 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2020)

• "rendered inadmissible"; INA § 240A(d)(1)(B); cancellation of removal; stop-time rule

[11:21] Peters v. Barr, No. 16-73509 (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2020) 

• adjustment of status; failure to maintain lawful status exception; INA § 245(c)

[19:13] Sutarsim v. Barr, No. 18-1937 (1st Cir. May 1, 2020)

• motion to reopen; changed country conditions; Indonesia; Chinese ethnicity

[21:36] Scarlett v. Barr, No. 16-940 (2d Circ. Apr. 28, 2020)

• asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; "unable or unwilling"; government officials; Jamaica; gangs

[24:43] Guzman-Orellana v. Att’y Gen., No. 19-1793 (3d Cir. Apr. 17, 2020)

• asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; particular social group; imputed; El Salvador; gangs; government witness

[27:36] Calderon-Rosas v. Att’y Gen., No. 19-2332 (3d Cir. Apr. 27, 2020)

• motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice; cancellation of removal

[33:04] Perez v. Barr, No. 16-71918 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2020)

• mental incompetency; attorney's fees

[34:50] Banuelos v. Barr, 953 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. Mar. 25, 2020)

• Pereira v. Sessions; stop-time rule; notice to appear; cancellation of removal

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