Ep. 328 - Precedential Decisions: 8/3/2026 - 08/9/2026 (motion to reopen; ineffective assistance; adverse credibility; internal relocation; pattern or practice; issue forfeiture; authentication of records; departure bar; equitable tolling; mixed motives)

Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 22-12848 (11th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)  motion to reopen; ineffective assistance of counsel; Matter of Lozada; substantial compliance; appropriate disciplinary authority Matter of I-S-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 811 (BIA 2026)  asylum; adverse credibility; identity and nationality; inconsistent statements; fraudulent identity documents; REAL ID Act; burden of proof Matter of H-I-A-H-, 29 I&N Dec. 823 (BIA 2026)  asylum; credibility determinations; inconsistencies and omissions; totality of the circumstances; past persecution; presumption of future persecution; internal relocation Matter of I-U-V-, 29 I&N Dec. 816 (BIA 2026)  withholding of removal; childhood persecution; harm suffered as a minor; cumulative harm; severity of persecution; pattern or practice of persecution; clear probability standard Matter of Momplaisir, 29 I&N Dec. 820 (BIA 2026)  authentication of records; Form I-213; Form I-94; Form G-24; 8 C.F.R. § 287.6(a) Eqbal v. Blanche, No. 25-60504 (5th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)  asylum; adverse credibility; translation errors; credible fear interview; corroborating evidence; BIA statement that it considered all evidence insufficientAil Saidi v. Blanche, No. 21-6589 (2d Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)  CAT; corroborating evidence; adverse credibility; issue forfeiture before the BIA; reasonably available evidence; likelihood of torture; chain of events Keita v. Blanche, No. 24-1226 (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)  cancellation of removal; withholding of removal; third-country removal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; full and fair hearing; opportunity to present evidence; U.S. citizen children Spindola v. Blanche, No. 25-3600 (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)  asylum; withholding; CAT; serious nonpolitical crime bar; serious reasons for believing; acquiescence  Lacsina v. Blanche, No. 24-3373 (8th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)  motion to reopen; departure bar; post-departure motions to reopen; vacated criminal convictions; CIMT; controlled-substance inadmissibility; sua sponte reopening Saravia Martinez v. Blanche, No. 25-60400 (5th Cir. Aug. 3, 2026)  30-day filing deadline; equitable tolling; reinstatement of removal; final order of removal; Riley v. Bondi; claims-processing rule  Guzman v. Blanche, No. 25-1351 (1st Cir. Aug. 7, 2026)  asylum; nexus; one central reason; mixed motives; protected ground; gender; family relationship; political opinion  Kurzban 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