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. 315 - Precedential Decisions: 5/4/2026 - 05/10/2026 (IJ duty to develop record; Mexico - CAT & informants, dv asylum, "arrival" & serious nonpolitical crime; time barred MTR & asylum; bond for EWIs; denatz & NTA advisals; consular nonreviewability)
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Diahn v. Blanche, No. 24-2066 (4th Cir. May 5, 2026)
- IJ duty to develop record; pro se respondents; no hearing notice; prejudice; duty to advise about witnesses; exhaustion
Matter of J-E-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 605 (BIA 2026)
- CAT; FBI informants; evidence specific to applicant; unknown identity of kidnappers
Matter of C-P-Y-, 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026)
- LPR “arrival”; serious nonpolitical crime; return from abroad; sex trafficking; probable cause; Red Notice; Mexican arrest warrant; I-213; pro se admissions; due process; incompetent noncitizens; LPR cancellation
Matter of V-A-B-, 29 I&N Dec. 621 (BIA 2026)
- Mexican woman unable to leave their marriage; particular social group; domestic violence; no presumption of valid marriage just because of kids; A-B-
Prado-Majano v. Blanche, No. 25-60040 (5th Cir. May 7, 2026)
- material change in personal circumstances; time bar to motion to reopen; nationwide change required; equitable tolling; underlying ineffective assistance of counsel; pro se before the BIA; extermination group
Mohammed v. Blanche, No. 25-1901 (7th Cir. May 6, 2026) &
Castanon-Nava v. DHS, No. 25-3050 (7th Cir. May 5, 2026)
- untimely asylum; jurisdiction; Wilkinson; Guerrero-Lasprilla; Muslims in India; slaughterhouse
- warrantless arrest; mandatory detention for EWIs; consent decree
United States v. Singh, No. 25-1523 (6th Cir. May 5, 2026)
- denaturalization; ineffective assistance of counsel in criminal proceedings; collateral consequences; Padilla; Chaidez; Farhane
Sanchez Gonzalez, et al. v. DOS, et al., No. 23-4205 (9th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026)
- doctrine of consular nonreviewability; Munoz; Mandel; First Amendment rights of U.S. citizen spouse; legitimate and bona fide reason; void for vagueness; INA § 212(a)(3)(A)(ii); tattoos
Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche, No. 25-1136 (9th Cir. May 8, 2026)
- in absentia motion to reopen due process; no requirement to provide NTA advisals in foreign language
Alvarez, et al. v. FDC Miami Warden, et al., No. 25-14065 (11th Cir. May 6, 2026)
- no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; statutory interpretation; longstanding agency interpretation; legislative history
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