Immigration Review

Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)

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. *Read about your host and the KKTP law firm here: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ep. 312 - Precedential Decisions: 4/13/2026 - 04/19/2026 (clear error review; no closing argument; alleged national security threat; Secretary of State letter; alleged fraud; conviction & community service; hardship & Roma; aggravated felony rape)

    Taveras Martinez v. Blanche, No. 24-1741 (1st Cir. Apr. 17, 2026) adjustment of status; clear error review; use of false identity and intent; discretion  Matter of A-M-Z-F-, 29 I&N Dec. 551 (BIA 2026) due process; prejudice; no right to closing argument; Coptic Christians; Muslim Brotherhood; adverse credibility; Egypt   Matter of M-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 556 (BIA 2026) alleged national security threat to Jewish students; Secretary of State letter; INA § 237(a)(4)(C)(i); fraud or willful misrepresentation; failure to list UN internship; INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver; asylum and protection from Algeria and Syria; discovery  Gardner v. Blanche, No. 24-1553 (4th Cir. Apr. 14, 2026) conviction; community service INA § 101(a)(48)(A); North Caroling misdemeanor larceny; two CIMTs; non-LPR cancellation of removal;  Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC)  Petrov v. Blanche, No. 20-3517 (7th Cir. Apr. 14, 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship review; mistreatment of Roma; gypsies; Germany; motion to reopen and previously unavailable evidence; financial hardship  United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes, No. 23-3532 (9th Cir. Apr. 15, 2026) aggravated felony rape; duress; non-violent coercion; unpublished decision satisfies realistic probability test; Cal. Pen. Code § 261(a)(2); criminal illegal reentry; contemporaneous dictionaries over the model penal code; state rape laws not helpful; battle of the dictionaries 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notes Support the show

    50 min

  2. 14 APR

    Ep. 311 - Precedential Decisions: 4/6/2026 - 04/12/2026 (FARO; Riley; ICE emails; termination; in absentia; ICE non-appearance in court; particular social group exhaustion; nexus; pro se exhaustion; mootness; deficient Form I-693)

    Velazquez-Olais v. Blanche, No. 25-1244 (7th Cir. Apr. 6, 2026)   FARO; Riley; ICE emails; review of ICE decision refusing to reopen FARO   Matter of Bolivar-Bolivar, 29 I&N Dec. 548 (BIA 2026)  termination; in absentia; DHS burden to prove alienage; DHS need not appear; Tepec-Garcia   Gamas-Vicente v. Blanche, No. 25-3415 (6th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026)  particular social group exhaustion; due process and interpreters; new particular social group on petition for review   Santana Gonzalez v. Blanche, No. 16-70793 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2026)  asylum; nexus; pro se exhaustion; Ninth Circuit stay policies    Mukhtar v. Lambrecht, et al., No. 24-1451 (10th Cir. Apr. 8, 2026)  mootness; denial of adjustment based on deficient Form I-693; Class B medical issue; action capable of repetition yet evading review; voluntary cessation  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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

    33 min

  3. 7 APR

    Ep. 310 - Precedential Decisions: 3/30/2026 - 04/5/2026 (I-864 lawsuit; equitable tolling & stateless people; reinstatement; drug trafficking; medical and psychological hardship; VAWA cancellation; notice of appeal specificity; I-601A; fake cases)

    Circuit round up (extra cases)! NOID sent to wrong address; I-864 lawsuit; diversity visa lawsuit Eskilian v. Bondi, No. 20-72157 (9th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) due diligence for stateless people; no Lozada where ineffective assistance of counsel plain; Cal. Pen. Code § 1473.7 vacatur; equitable tolling of time and number bar; Soviet Armenia  Verduzco Ruiz v. Bondi, No. 18-71787 (9th Cir. Apr. 1, 2026)  reinstatement; right to counsel; due process; prejudice; IIRIRA retroactivity   United States v. Casildo, No. 23-35483 (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 2026) sale of controlled substances in violation of Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.321(1)(a); indivisibility; sentence enhancement; INA § 101(a)(43)(B); drug trafficking aggravated felony  Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo, 29 I&N Dec. 536 (BIA 2026) aggravated felony relating to obstruction of justice; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Cal. Penal Code § 32;  Pugin; mens rea and related statutes; specific intent; relating to; actus reas; misprison of a felony  Matter of Pelagio Mendoza, 29 I&N Dec. 542 (BIA 2026) medical and psychological hardship; evidentiary burdens; HIPPA regulations; considering immigration status of other parent; need for expert evidence  Cardenas v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1522 (3d Cir. Mar. 31, 2026) VAWA cancellation of removal; immigration status of the abuser; statutory interpretation; “is or was”; Matt of L-L-P-; present tense; present perfect tense; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship  Quijano-Duran v. Bondi, No. 24-2457 (8th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) notice of appeal requirements before the BIA; due process; judicial bias; DHS enforcement priority   Dec v. Mullin, No. 25-2417 (7th Cir. Mar. 30, 2026) jurisdiction; I-601A; satisfaction of the Attorney General; INA § 212(a)(9)(B)(v); ChatGPT; fake case citation 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26 Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Support the show

    54 min

  4. 2 APR

    Special Episode Interview with Homero López - former Appellate Immigration Judge, and current ISLA Legal Director

    Email and Links! hlopez@islaimmigration.orgImmigration Services & Legal AdvocacyClick me to Donate to ISLA 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

    1hr 18min

  5. 31 MAR

    Ep. 309 - Precedential Decisions: 3/23/2026 - 03/29/2026 (mandatory detention for EWIs; reliability of I-213s; termination; IJ can't assert deficient NTA; CIMT & one year or longer sentence; attempted use of physical force; reasonable fear jurisdiction)

    Herrera Avila v. Bondi, et al., No. 25-3248 (8th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026) mandatory detention for all EWIs; redundant and superfluous statutory interpretation; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; Buenrostro-Mendez  Matter of Mercado-Martinez, 29 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 2026) reliability of Form I-213; termination; presumption of reliability; establishing alienage; rebutting § 212 charge   Matter of Lopez-Orellana, 29 I&N Dec. 533 (BIA 2026)  IJ cannot assert deficient NTA claims processing rule; in absentia  Perdomo Ulloa v. Bondi, No. 22-1724 (4th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026) CIMT; Va. Code § 18.2-186.3(A)(2); Class 1 misdemeanor; for which a sentence of one year or longer may be imposed; non-LPR cancellation  United States v. Chavez-Echeverria, No. 24-4723 (9th Cir. Mar. 25, 2026) Oregon attempted first-degree assault, Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 163.185(1)(a), 161.405; attempted use of physical force; substantial step  Navarrete v. Bondi, No. 24-2776 (9th Cir. Mar. 23, 2026) Riley; review of negative reasonable fear finding; final order of removal; CAT review post-reinstatement 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

    48 min

  6. 24 MAR

    Ep. 308 - Precedential Decisions from 3/16/2026 - 3/22/2026 (Padilla ineffective assistance & near-certain removal; qualifying relative age out; hardship; non-attorney ineffective assistance; sua sponte reopening jx; receipt of stolen property agg fel)

    United States v. Aguayo-Montes, No. 24-4072 (10th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026) Padilla; ineffective assistance of counsel; affirmative misadvice; duty to inform of near certain removal; prima facie prejudice; insufficiency of plea warnings; affidavits;   Matter of Arevalo-Vargas, 29 I&N Dec. 519 (BIA 2026) qualifying relative child ageing out during appeal; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; children forced to pay for schooling  Matter of Z-R-C-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 523 (BIA 2026) ineffective assistance of counsel against non-attorney; prima facie; domestic violence, family group, and asylum nexus; social distinction; approved SIJ; reopening  Hodzic v. Bondi, No. 24-1204 (1st Cir. Mar. 19, 2026) sua sponte reopening; Niz Chavez; fundamental change in law; exceptional situation different from exceptional circumstances; BIA failure to explain; Loper Bright inapplicable; procedural due process; substantive due process right to remain with family  Hassan v. Bondi, No. 25-1049 (7th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026) receipt of stolen property aggravated felony; Kentucky mens rea; constructive knowledge; ostrich defense; K.R.S. §§ 514.110, 506.010; certified question 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

    39 min

  7. 17 MAR

    Ep. 307 - Precedential Decisions from 3/9/2026 - 3/15/2026 (material support of terrorism waiver; fraud and application withdrawal; continuance & SIJ; admin closure & I-601A; flight risk & bond; past persecution; hardship; CSPA; age-out; F2A to F1)

    Sufiyan v. Bondi, No. 22-6392 (2d. Cir. Mar. 12, 2026) material support of terrorism waiver; duress; requirement to decide asylum and withholding of removal eligibility in the alternative  Matter of Texperts, Inc., 29 I&N Dec. 491 (AAO 2026) fraud finding after withdrawal of application or petition; timely retraction; multiple H-1B petitions for same beneficiary; distinction between fraud or willful misrepresentation and remand for that reason; closely scrutinize fraud  Matter of Pinzon Rozo, 29 I&N Dec. 507 (BIA 2026) continuance with approved SIJ petition; Visa Bulletin and wait times; DHS’s interest in resolving removal proceedings  Matter of Z-N-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 511 (BIA 2026) address discrepancy; flight risk; bond; sponsor affidavit but failure to establish relationship  Matter of Medina Madrid, 29 I&N Dec. 514 (BIA 2026) re calendaring; administrative closure; I-601A not filed yet  Maldonado-Ruiz v. Bondi, No. 25-1448 (1st Cir. Mar. 10, 2026) past persecution; nexus; sexual orientation  Alonso-Juarez v. Bondi, No. 24-2476 (8th Cir. Mar. 12, 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; substantial evidence review; ability to work in Mexico  Dekovic, et al. v. Rubio, et al., No. 24-1431 (10th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026) CSPA; age-out; F2A to F1 reclassification; final agency action for APA lawsuit; 8 U.S.C. § 1151(f)(2); statutory purpose; legislative history of unanimous bipartisan Congress  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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your host Support the show

    1 hr

  8. 10 MAR

    Ep. 306 - Precedential Decisions from 3/2/2026 - 3/8/2026 (substantial evidence; past persecution; § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) & pure question of law; expert reliability; fundamental change & asylum; fraud particularly serious crime; U-visa waiver jurisdiction)

    Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, No. 24-777 (U.S. Mar. 4, 2026) substantial evidence; past persecution review; INA § 242(b); Guerro-Lasprila; Wilkinson; mixed question of law and fact  Ortez Reyes v. USCIS, No. 25-1391 (4th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026) jurisdiction; 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); pure question of law exempt; I-730; derivative asylum statute with removal order  Matter of D-J-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 485 (BIA 2026) expert reliability; expert bias; criminal deportee; requirement that expert support their opinions with other evidence; indefinite detention; Haiti  Matter of R-B-E-, 29 I&N Dec. 499 (BIA 2026) fundamental change; past persecution and rebuttable presumption; reliance on country condition evidence; Haitian gangs; Lavalas; BIA reaching legal issue it doesn’t have to; particularly serious crime; Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(b)(2); identity theft  Vera Chairez v. USCIS, No. 24-4137 (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii); INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii); U visa waiver; INA § 212(d)(14); jurisdiction; Bourfa; discretion; ANA International 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 Bonds P: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com   EB-5 Support "EB-5 Support is an ongoing mentorship and resource platform created specifically for immigration attorneys." Contact: info@eb-5support.comWebsite: https://eb-5support.com/ Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! The Pen and Sword Click me!Discount code: ImmigrationReview26  Want to become a patron? Click here to check out our Patreon Page! CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: kgregg@kktplaw.com Facebook: @immigrationreview Instagram: @immigrationreview Twitter: @immreview About your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego Voyager Support the show

    45 min
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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. *Read about your host and the KKTP law firm here: https://www.kktplaw.com/attorney/gregg-kevin-a/

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  • Creator
    Kevin A. Gregg, Esq. (kgregg@kktplaw.com)
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    342
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 ® Immigration Review
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    Immigration Review

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