Immigration Review
A weekly podcast of immigration case summaries and practice insights from your host, Kevin A. Gregg, a partner at the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt P.A.
Each Tuesday, the Immigration Review podcast reviews the latest published opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—discussing some in depth, providing holdings for others, and always giving practical insights, rummaging through the week’s decisions so you don’t have to.
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Immigration Review
Ep. 304 - Precedential Decisions from 2/16/2026 - 2/22/2026 (aggravated felony rape; remand for biometrics; failure to report harm; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox; in absentia MTR; IAC; exhaustion; asylum despite adverse credibility)
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Barrie v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-12504 (11th Cir. Feb. 19, 2026)
- aggravated felony rape definition; statutory interpretation; rule against superfluity; review of comparable federal statutes; attempted sexual abuse in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3002(a)(1); digital penetration
Matter of L-S-C-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 451 (BIA 2026)
- remand for biometrics checks; interests of finality; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.47(h)
Matter of F-B-A-, 29 I&N Dec. 456 (BIA 2026)
- failure to report harm; C-G-T-; conversion from Islam to Russian Orthodox Church; reasonable relocation; unable or unwilling; acquiesce, relocation, and CAT
Irias v. Bondi, No. 25-1419 (8th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026)
- in absentia motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel; self reporting IAC; strict Lozada compliance
Cante Mijangos v. Bondi, No. 25-1267 (1st Cir. Feb. 18, 2026)
- issue exhaustion; sexual abuse type asylum claim; nexus
Khanal v. Bondi, No. 14-1572 (1st Cir. Feb. 18, 2026)
- asylum, withholding, and CAT grant despite adverse credibility; failure to consider evidence; credible death threats; Maoist extortion; Nepal
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