Immigration Review

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

  1. 2d ago

    Ep. 321 - Precedential Decisions: 6/15/2026 - 06/21/2026 (30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; equitable tolling; particularly social group articulation; ACA agreements; safe third country; forced abortion; corroboration; incorrect document translation

    Baro v. Blanche, No. 25-3894 (6th Cir. June 16, 2026) 30-day deadline to appeal to the BIA; claims processing rule; equitable tolling; health crisis; difficulty in finding an attorney; diligence  Alves-Pains v. Blanche, No. 24-1895 (1st Cir. June 18, 2026) particularly social group articulation; women unable to leave; nuclear family +; reconsideration  Matter of A-C-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 2026) ACA agreements; safe third country; evidentiary hearing; continuances; individualized risk; interlocutory appeal Matter of Y-H-L-, 29 I&N Dec. 698 (BIA 2026)  forced abortion in China; asylum officer testimony regarding pattern of fraud; opportunity to explain onconsistencies; corbboration requirement; ineffective assistance of counsel and translation issues in documentsContact Zel for translations! Haiti TPS Article 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

  2. Jun 16

    Ep. 320 - Precedential Decisions: 6/8/2026 - 06/14/2026 (petition for review withholding of removal; Matter of Y-L-; BIA stays; sua sponge reopening; reweighing evidence; crime of violence; recklessness; violation of a protective order)

    Laureano v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 24-2433 (3d Cir. May 29, 2026) petition for review withholding of removal; reinstatement; Riley; Matter of Y-L- presumption  Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 691 (BIA 2026) stay pending motion to reopen; requirement to file stay with DHS first; procedural rules; administrative efficiency; power to create discretionary policies  Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 695 (BIA 2026) sua sponte motion to reopen; equities acquired post-removal order  Dodaj v. Blanche, No. 25-3409 (6th Cir. June 8, 2026) LPR cancellation of removal; BIA reweighing evidence; waiver of removability argument; HYTA youth conviction in Michigan as a minor  Senatus v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-10514 (11th Cir. June 8, 2026) Borden; crime of violence; recklessness; Fla. Stat. § 784.021(a); Somers; Florida Supreme Court change in law tells what statute always meant; favorable exhaustion standard  Tiah v. Blanche, No. 24-2010 (8th Cir. June 8, 2026) INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(ii); violation of a protective order; circumstance specific approach; no requirement to submit violation; N.D.C.C. § 12.1-31.2-02 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    47 min

  3. Jun 9

    Ep. 319 - Precedential Decisions: 6/1/2026 - 06/7/2026 (PSG - must consider all claims, family, nationwide social distinction; crime of child abuse; mandatory detention; discretion & crimes; particularly serious crime; AI sanctions; equitable tolling)

    Alvarado-Paz v. Blanche, No. 25-1119 (4th Cir. June 1, 2026) nexus; BIA missing particular social groups; Salvadoran women; substantial evidence review; CAT assessment; asserting correct particular social groups before IJ  Uddin v. Blanche, No. 24-1067 (4th Cir. June 5, 2026) crime of child abuse; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); sexual images of children on filing sharing platform; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:24-4(b)(5)(a)(iii); review of criminal elements at time of actions and not conviction  Matter of N-A-G-C-, 29 I&N Dec 662 (BIA 2026) mandatory detention; SIJ; Hurtado  Matter of Mills, 29 I&N Dec. 668 (BIA 2026) LPR cancellation of removal; discretionary balancing of factors; criminal history; longtime residence; crimes against persons; going behind record of conviction   Matter of J-O-A-, 29 I&N Dec 672 (BIA 2026) particularly serious crime and fraud or deceit; health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347; N-A-M- analysis; kidnapping CAT; Nigeria  Matter of S-E-M-Z-, 29 I&N Dec 680 (BIA 2026) nationwide social distinction; family-based particular social group; gang recruitment; but-for nexus standard  Perez-Castillo v. Blanche, No. 25-1988 (7th Cir. June 1, 2026) AI use in legal briefs; sanctioning attorneys; contract attorneys; ghost writing fake citations; battery in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(1); crime of domestic violence; hardship; waiving  dispositive argument  Lnu, et al. v. Blanche, No. 24-4790 (9th Cir. June 3, 2026) AI use in legal briefs; sanctioning attorneys; contract attorneys; ghost writing fake citations; candor to the court  Bonilla-Espinoza v. Blanche, No. 25-9552 (10th Cir. June 1, 2026) untimely motion to reopen; equitable tolling; diligence; new evidence in affidavit; extraordinary circumstances; BIA reasoned decision making requirement   Muchiri v. Blanche, No. 25-1340 (1st Cir. June 3, 2026) BIA failure to consider arguments; ethnicity; family-status claims; Mungiki; Kenya 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    1h 3m

  4. Jun 8

    Special Episode Interview with San Diego Immigration Attorney Andrew Nietor, candidate for AILA National Secretary

    Email and Links! Email: andrew@nietorlaw.com Website: www.nietorlaw.com Twitter/X:  @anietor   Bluesky: @nietorlaw.com     Recent AILA blog post: “When Chaos is the Strategy”: https://www.aila.org/library/think-immigration-when-chaos-is-the-strategy-recognizing-the-patterns  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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    1h 7m

  5. Jun 2

    Ep. 318 - Precedential Decisions: 5/25/2026 - 05/31/2026 (adjustment & missed BIA briefing; past persecution; untimely DHS appeal; lack of candor about criminal history; 204(c) & I-130 revocation; danger; crime of violence; hardship; corroboration)

    Buckley v. Blanche, No. 24-1957 (1st Cir. May 29, 2026) review of adjustment of status denial; later filed BIA brief; failure to provide reasoned consideration; substantial Lozada compliance; IJ duty to develop the record; prejudice   Matter of A-H-D-, 29 I&N Dec. 642 (BIA 2026) past persecution in the Ninth Circuit; police beatings; unable or unwilling to protect and tribal resolution of conflict; Mauritania  Matter of Germain, 29 I&N Dec. 648 (BIA 2026) untimely DHS appeal; LPR cancellation of removal; weighing factors with criminal history; failure to show remorse; denying criminal conduct where there is no conviction   Matter of Nwagwu, 29 I&N Dec. 651 (BIA 2026) INA § 204(c); revoking I-130 petition; sworn statement from ex-spouse; failure of mother to identify spouse  Matter of Martinez-Rodriguez, 29 I&N Dec. 656 (BIA 2026)    bond; dangerousness; single misdemeanor conviction  Matter of Richards, 29 I&N Dec 658 (BIA 2026)                                                                                                                                                            LPR cancellation of removal; lack of candor about criminal history; Texas marijuana possession; adverse credibility; discretionary weighing; rehabilitation   United States v. Scott, No. 25-4048 (4th Cir. May 26, 2026) crime of violence; robbery; Parham; VA Code § 18.2-53.1  Lopez-Vasquez v. Blanche, No. 25-1338 (8th Cir. May 29, 2026) extreme and exceptionally unusual hardship; voluntary departure moot when removed during petition for review; no due process review to non-LPR cancellation of removal denial  Nwosu v. Blanche, No. 25-3831 (6th Cir. May 29, 2026) corroboration; kidnapping in Nigeria; opportunity to explain missing evidence; exceptional and extremely unusualn hardship; substantial evidence   Argueta Castillo v. Blanche, No. 25-1297 (1st Cir. May 27, 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; sleep walking; lazy eye; aggregate hardship  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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    59 min

  6. May 26

    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 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    36 min

  7. May 19

    Ep. 316 - Precedential Decisions: 5/11/2026 - 05/17/2026 (no mandatory detention of EWIs; seeking admission; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens; past persecution; reasonable relocation in India; Sikh; Urias Orellana)

    Lopez-Campos, et al. v. Raycraft, et al., No. 25-1965 (6th Cir. May 11, 2026) no mandatory detention of 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 history; use of the word “otherwise”; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens  B. Singh v. Blanche, No. 24-815 (9th Cir. May 15, 2026) past persecution; beatings; threats; reasonable relocation in India; Law Library of Congress report; Mann Party; Sikh; Urias Orellana; substantial evidence 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! 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

    26 min

  8. May 12

    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 history 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  Stafi "Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes" Click me! Support the show

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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
    352
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    © 2026 ® Immigration Review
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