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)

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; slaughterhousewarrantless 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 historyKurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.eimmigration"Immigration law software you’ll love to use."get.eimmigration.com/IRP Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Support the show