Ep. 32 - Precedential Decisions from 11/30/20 - 12/6/2020 (motions to reopen: ineffective assistance of counsel and reinstatement; U-Visas; abandonment of LPR status)

Matter of Melgar, 28 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2020)

• ineffective assistance of counsel; Lozada; prejudice; Utah Code Ann. § 76-5‑109(3)(B); crime of child abuse, abandon, or neglect

Alfaro-Garcia v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 19-12068 (11th Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)

• motion to reopen after removal; reinstatement; jurisdiction

Medina Tovar, et. al. v. Zuchowski, et. al. , No. 18-35072 (9th Cir.  Dec. 3, 2020)

• U-Visas; U-nonimmigrant status; Special Appearance by Jesse Imbriano, Legal Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center

Mahmoud v. Barr, No. 19-1777 (1st Cir. Nov. 30, 2020)

•  abandonment of LPR status; burdens; applicant for admission

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