Ep. 2 - Precedential Decisions from 5/1/20 - 5/10/20 (categorical approach, aggravated felony, controlled substance, CIMT, asylum, MPP, NTA)

Cases as discussed in order:

[01:16] Mero v Barr, No. 17-70929 (9th Cir. May 1, 2020)

• aggravated felony; sexual abuse of minor; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); categorical approach; Nevada; NRS § 200.730; possession of child pornography

[10:35] Romero-Millan, et al. v. Barr, Nos. 16-73915, 17-72893 (9th Cir. May 4, 2020)

• controlled substance; categorical approach; divisibility; certification; Arizona; A.R.S. § 13-3415; drug paraphernalia; A.R.S.§ 13-3408(A)(2); drug possession for sale

[16:17] Aguilar Fermin v. Barr, Nos. 18-70855, 18-73266 (9th Cir. May 5, 2020)

• asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture; adverse credibility; jurisdiction; Pereira v. Sessions; notice to appear

[23:50] Matter of Herrera-Vasquez, 27 I&N Dec. 825 (BIA 2020)

• notice to appear; alien classification box; DHS mistakes; Migrant Protection Protocols; jurisdiction; termination

[28:15] United States v. Sineneng-Smith, No. 19-67 (U.S. May 7, 2020)

•  8 U.S.C. § 1324; bringing in or harboring certain aliens; overbreadth doctrine

[32:05] Cucalon v. Barr, No. 181292 (4th Cir. May 7, 2020)

• aggravated felony; drug trafficking; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); violation of a law relating to a controlled substance; INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i); categorical approach; divisibility; modified categorical approach; Shepard documents; Virginia; VA Code § 18.2-248(D); distribution of cocaine as an accommodation

[36:10] Bakor v. Barr, No. 183011 (8th Cir. May 7, 2020)

• crime involving moral turpitude; CIMT; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii); Minnesota; Minn. Stat. § 609.3451 sub-division 1; criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree; Minn. Stat. § 243.166 subdivision 5(a); failure to register as a sex offender

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