Ep. 317 - Precedential Decisions: 5/18/2026 - 05/24/2026 (right to counsel; motion to change venue; DESPERATE NEED for neutral arbiter; Mexican mental health claims; nexus & fear of family; crime of violence; carjacking)

Rodriguez-Solis v. Blanche, No. 24-1937 (4th Cir. May 21, 2026)

• right to counsel; continuance; prejudice; importance of immigration attorney 

Matter of I-B-M-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 628 (BIA 2026)

• motion to change venue; webex hearing; off the record discussions; IJ bias; IJ as neural arbiter

Matter of L-A-D-, 29 I&N Dec 634 (BIA 2026)

• Mexican mental health; schizophrenia; particularity; social distinction; series of suppositions and speculation for asylum

Vasquez-Chavez v. Blanche, No. 25-1306 (1st Cir. May 22, 2026)

• fear of family; nexus; failure to corroborate; El Salvador

United States v. Pimental, No. 24-1910 (1st Cir. May 20, 2026)

• crime of violence; carjacking in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 21A; assault; realistic probability test

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