Immigration Review
A weekly podcast of immigration case summaries and practice insights from your host, Kevin A. Gregg, a partner at the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A.
Each Tuesday, the Immigration Review podcast reviews the latest published opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—discussing some in depth, providing holdings for others, and always giving practical insights, rummaging through the week’s decisions so you don’t have to.
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Immigration Review
Latest Episodes
Ep. 332 - Precedential Decisions: 8/31/2026 - 09/6/2026 (holistic CAT; State of Exception; credibility; no-notice & change of law; Venezuela asylum; robbery; withholding review; CIMT; child abuse; Circumvention of Lawful Pathways; amending pleadings)
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 rep...
Special Episode - AILA National Conference Interview 2026! Jeff Joseph & Alexis Axelrad (annual conversation with the AILA Presidents)
AILA: https://www.aila.org/Jeff Joseph: https://manifestlaw.com/lawyers/jeff-joseph
Ep. 331 - Precedential Decisions: 8/24/2026 - 08/30/2026 (conviction vacatur; Pickering; attorney suspension; bond - withholding grant, & for EWIs; civil fines; due process notice; persecution; untimely asylum; CAT - Salvadoran prisons; mootness)
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<...
Ep. 330 - Precedential Decisions: 8/17/2026 - 08/23/2026 (prohibiting the export of goods; firearms to Haiti; derivative citizenship; constructive presence; number bar to motion to reopen; aggravated felony theft offense; immigration conviction)
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
Ep. 329 - Precedential Decisions: 8/10/2026 - 08/16/2026 (INA 101(a)(43)(S); EWI detention; sentence clarifications; advance parole; right to counsel; stays; DV asylum; CIMT; child abuse; former police; family PSG; review post-reinstatement; MS-13 fears)
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 wit...