Ep. 140 - Precedential Decisions from 12/26/2022 - 1/1/2023 (mental health; fear of gangs; police acquiescence; cocaine isomers; no notice motion to reopen; derivative citizenship; nexus & family group)

Alvarez-Gomez v. Garland, No. 21-2279 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2022)

• mental health; Matter of M-A-M- safeguards; jurisdiction; findings of fact for withholding of removal; Nasrallah; fear of gangs; CAT protection; police acquiescence to gang violence; low level official; relocation; El Salvador

United States v. Myers, No. 21-3443 (8th Cir. Dec. 29, 2022)

• cocaine isomers; realistic probability test; Missouri Rev. Stat. § 195.211 (2003)

Perez-Portillo v. Garland, No. 20-73486 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2022)

• in absentia motion to reopen; no notice; presumption of delivery; Matter of G-Y-R-; lack of affidavit for pro se noncitizen; Matter of M-R-A-; diligence

Robinson v. Garland, No. 20-1807 (1st Cir. Dec. 28, 2022)

• derivative citizenship; former INA § 321(a)

Jimenez-Portillo v. Garland, No. 21-1117 (1st Cir. Dec. 27, 2022)

• nexus; family membership; asylum; substantial evidence review; Mara 18; El Salvador

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