Ep. 230 - Precedential Decisions from 9/16/2024 - 9/22/2024 (CIMT & retail theft; family, nexus & mixed motive; DHS non-opp to motion to remand; prolonged detention; FARO & aggravated felony obstruction of justice; extraordinary circumstances & reopening)

Matter of Thakker, 28 I&N Dec. 843 (BIA 2024)

• Matter of Jurado; temporary taking; Diaz Lizarraga; retail theft; 18 Penn. Con. Stat § 3929(a)(l) 

Mazariegos-Rodas v. Garland, No. 21-4064 (6th Cir. Sept. 20, 2024)

• family nexus; due process, bias, and exhaustion; ignoring fact affidavits; substantial; gang need not explain reason for targeting; mixed motive; Matter of M-R-M-S-; animus not required; generous BIA standard for mixed-motive cases; Brand-X

Badose v. Garland, No. 23-1156 (1st Cir. Sept. 20, 2024)

• DHS failure to oppose motion to remand for adjustment of status; settled course of adjudication; arbitrary and capricious departure; adverse credibility; improper BIA factfinding on motion to remand

Banyee v. Garland, No. 22-2252 (8th Cir. Sept. 17, 2024)

• mandatory detention; INA § 236(c); prolonged detention; bond hearing; Demore

Lopez Orellana v. Garland, No. 23-60248 (5th Cir. Sept. 18, 2024)

• service of FARO; DHS violations of NOI and FARO procedures; INA § 101(a)(43)(S) obstruction of justice; specific intent; general intent; prejudice; facilitating return of removed noncitizen

Singh v. Garland, No. 20-70050 (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2024)

• in absentia motion to reopen based on exceptional circumstances; unconscionable result of removal; totality of the circumstances; accepting affidavits; erroneous reliance on attorney; Lozada inapplicable

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Chapters

• 2:44 Matter of Thakker (BIA 2024)
• 9:14 Mazariegos-Rodas v. Garland (6th Cir. Sept. 20, 2024)
• 18:10 Badose v. Garland (1st Cir. Sept. 20, 2024)
• 24:52 Banyee v. Garland (8th Cir. Sept. 17, 2024)
• 32:42 Lopez Orellana v. Garland (5th Cir. Sept. 18, 2024)
• 42:51 Singh v. Garland (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2024)