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. 317 - Precedential Decisions: 5/18/2026 - 05/24/2026 (right to counsel; motion to change venue; DESPERATE NEED for neutral arbiter; Mexican mental health claims; nexus & fear of family; crime of violence; carjacking)
Rodriguez-Solis v. Blanche, No. 24-1937 (4th Cir. May 21, 2026)right to counsel; continuance; prejudice; importance of immigration attorney Matter of I-B-M-S-, 29 I&N D...
Ep. 316 - Precedential Decisions: 5/11/2026 - 05/17/2026 (no mandatory detention of EWIs; seeking admission; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens; past persecution; reasonable relocation in India; Sikh; Urias Orellana)
Lopez-Campos, et al. v. Raycraft, et al., No. 25-1965 (6th Cir. May 11, 2026)no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of ...
Ep. 315 - Precedential Decisions: 5/4/2026 - 05/10/2026 (IJ duty to develop record; Mexico - CAT & informants, dv asylum, "arrival" & serious nonpolitical crime; time barred MTR & asylum; bond for EWIs; denatz & NTA advisals; consular nonreviewability)
Diahn v. Blanche, No. 24-2066 (4th Cir. May 5, 2026)IJ duty to develop record; pro se respondents; no hearing notice; prejudice; duty to advise about witnesses; exhaustion
Ep. 314 - Precedential Decisions: 4/27/2026 - 05/3/2026 (no mandatory detention for EWIs; bond & FBI; in absentia - children & exceptional circumstances; tolling; credibility; 204(c); foreign convictions)
Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden, No. 25-3141 (2d Cir. Apr. 28, 2026)no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutiona...
Ep. 313 - Precedential Decisions: 4/20/2026 - 04/26/2026 (anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; de fact government; credibility; DHS failure to appear; DACA & termination; good moral character; Matter of K)
Lopez Martinez v. Blanche, No. 25-1225 (1st Cir. Apr. 23, 2026)anti-gang political opinion; opposition to gang recruitment; imputed political opinion; quasi government; fact-intensive analysis; religion; ignoring protected ...