Ep. 285 - Precedential Decisions from 10/6/2025 - 10/12/2025 (notice reasonably calculated; DHS stipulations not binding; in absentia reopening; CAT gang tattoo claims; Dr. Thomas Boerman; El Salvador’s state of exception; torturing prisoners)

United States v. Rivera-Valdes, No. 21-30177 (9th Cir. Sep. 18, 2025) (en banc)

• notice reasonably calculated to reach noncitizen; due process; fundamental fairness; in absentia reopening; incorrect address in OSC

Matter of J-H-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 2025)

• DHS stipulations not binding; CAT; transgender women in Honduras

Vergara Castellar v. Bondi, No. 24-2930 (7th Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)

• appealing in absentia order of removal before filing a motion to reopen

Jimenez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-9573 (10th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025)

• political opinion; fear of mafia leader; nexus; relocation; unwilling or unable to protect; death threats; failure to report; Colombia

Villalta Martinez v. Bondi, No. 24-115 (2d Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)

• CAT gang tattoo claims; Dr. Thomas Boerman; El Salvador’s state of exception; torturing prisoners; country condition reports specific enough; intentional prison overcrowding; rejecting claims by El Salvador’s Human Rights Ombudsman; lawful sanction under local law cannot defeat CAT

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Chapters

• 4:10 United States v. Rivera-Valdes, No. 21-30177 (9th Cir. Sep. 18, 2025) (en banc)
• 15:17 Matter of J-H-M-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 2025)
• 24:09 Vergara Castellar v. Bondi, No. 24-2930 (7th Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)
• 30:01 Jimenez, et al. v. Bondi, No. 24-9573 (10th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025)
• 36:18 Villalta Martinez v. Bondi, No. 24-115 (2d Cir. Oct. 8, 2025)