Ep. 208 - Precedential Decisions from 4/15/2024 - 4/21/2024 (I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; gender-based asylum claims; social distinction)

Bristow v. Mayorkas, No. 22 C 991 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024)

• I-130; sham marriage; overcoming INA § 204(c); persuasiveness of affidavits

Olmedo Martinez v. Garland, No. 23-9593 (10th Cir. Apr. 16, 2024)

• non-LPR cancellation of removal motion to reopen; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; reasonable likelihood standard for prima facie case; Wilkinson; medical issues for children

Bustamante-Leiva v. Garland, No. 22-60479 (5th Cir. Apr. 19, 2024)

• gender-based asylum claims; religion; social distinction; three-member panel; BIA bias; DHS failure to file brief; gangs; Honduras 

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Chapters

• 3:11 Bristow v. Mayorkas (N.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2024)
• 12:05 Olmedo Martinez v. Garland (10th Cir. Apr. 16, 2024)
• 21:00 Bustamante-Leiva v. Garland (5th Cir. Apr. 19, 2024)