Ep. 16 - Precedential Decisions from 8/10/20 - 8/16/20 (asylum, reasonable relocation, aggravated felony, murder, CIMT, "admission," VAWA, sua sponte motion to reopen, incorrect charges in NTA, particular social groups, pattern and practice)

Cases as discussed in order:

[2:01] Akosung v. Barr, No. 17-72829 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2020)  

• asylum; reasonable relocation; particular social group; social distinction; marital rape; Cameroon

[6:07] Syed v. Barr, No. 17-71727 (9th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020) 

• CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 288.3(a) vis a vis § 288: attempting to communicate with a child with the intent to commit lewd or lascivious acts upon that child; intent; knowledge; age of the child

[12:02] Gomez Fernandez v. Barr, No. 19-70079 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020) 

• aggravated felony; Cal. Pen. Code §187(a); murder; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); divisibility

[17:29] Enriquez v. Barr, No. 13-72934 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020) 

• VAWA; admission; admitted in any status; LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 240A(a)

[23:06] Lopez-Garcia et al. v. Barr, No. 19-2081 (7th Cir. Aug. 11, 2020) 

• motion to reconsider and motion to reopen to apply for asylum

[24:56] Salazar-Marroquin v. Barr, No. 19-1669 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)

• motion to reopen; sua sponte; incorrect charge in NTA; Pereira and Ortiz motion to terminate; prejudice 

[29:08] Fatima Fuentes v.  Barr, No. 19-1773 (8th Cir. Aug. 12, 2020)

• asylum; particular social group; family claims; El Salvador

[32:49] Lingeswaran v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 18-13489 (11th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020)

• asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture; Sri Lanka

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