Ep. 327 - Precedential Decisions: 7/27/2026 - 08/2/2026 (class action; no EWI mandatory detention; flight risk, relief & speculation; good moral character & alien smuggling; Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5 & crime of violence; suppression; sua sponte & vacatur)

Rodriguez Vazquez, et al. v. Bostock, et al., No. 25-6842 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026)class action; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon against superfluity  Cirrus Rojas v. Olson, et al., No. 25-3127 (7th Cir. July 30, 2026)mootness; deemed; no mandatory detention for EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text Matter of A-L-S-, 29 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2026)bond; flight risk; speculative relief; clear error review; long time residence and employment in U.S. as negative factors for bond  Matter of L-L-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 799 (BIA 2026)good moral character; possibly alien smuggling even if dropped off at the border; Al Otro Lado; INA § 101(f)(3);  Matter of A-W-M-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 805 (BIA 2026)bond; flight risk; USCIS decision as evidence; speculative relief; suspected human right violations; Afghanistan  United States v. Lopez, No. 24-3268 (9th Cir. July 28, 2026) Cal. Pen. Code § 273.5; crime of violence; Borden; Gomez; mens rea and use of force; recklessness; general intent crimes; assault; battery; use of “willful” in statute not determinative Perez-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 25-3592 (6th Cir.  July 28, 2026)motion to suppress; egregious constitutional violate; race-based stop; Miranda warnings; intra familial dispute in Guatemala; nexus; relocation for CAT Kim v. Blanche, No. 24-2042 (1st Cir. July 30, 2026)sua sponte motion to reopen; conviction vacatur; citation to vacatur statute alone sufficient to establish procedural or substantive defect; Super. Ct. R. Crim P. 11Kurzban 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!Want to become a patron?Show the Podcast some loooovvveeeCONTACT INFORMATION:Email: [email protected]: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show