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. 1d ago

    Ep. 338 - Precedential Decisions: 10/12/2026 - 10/18/2026 (prima facie reopening; family nexus & gangs; visa delay & continuances; expedited removal & Hezbollah photos; psychological harm; sexual abuse of a minor; change in The Gambia; crime of violence

    Fajardo-Rivas v. Blanche, No. 25-1280 (4th Cir. Oct. 13, 2026) motion to reopen; prima facie; immediate family nexus; new evidence showing persecutor; 18th Street Gang; Honduras  Matter of L. Ramirez, 30 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2026) U visa; continuance; Matter of Sanchez Sosa; visa delay  Alawieh v. Mullin, No. 25-2238 (1st Cir. Oct. 14, 2026) cancelling visas; Hezbollah on phone; jurisdiction; INA § 242(A)(2)(A)(i); challenged expedited removal order through habeas  Alvarado-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 24-1447 (1st Cir. Oct. 15, 2026) past persecution; ambiguities as to kidnapping; death threats; emotional and psychological harm; no objectively reasonable fear of future persecution based on text messages  Islam v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1101 (3d Cir. Oct. 14, 2026) aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor; N.Y. Pen. L. § 130.60(2),  Loper Bright; star decisis; New York mens rea; age gap and least culpable conduct for sexual abuse of a minor; Esquival Quintana; CAT; BNP; Awami League; BIA administrative notice of country conditions  Jatta v. Blanche, No. 24-3033 (8th Cir. Oct. 16, 2026) fundamental change in conditions; change in political leadership; humanitarian asylum; the Gambia  United States v. Johnson a.k.a. realrambo3, No. 21-14144 (11th Cir. Oct. 14, 2026) attempt and inchoate crime of violence; attempted manslaughter in violation of  Fla. Stat. § 782.07(1); Florida attempt; Fla. Stat. § 777.04(1) 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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  2. Oct 13

    Ep. 337 - Precedential Decisions: 10/5/2026 - 10/11/2026 (third country removal stays; EWI removability; gang recruitment; bond - danger, commercial driving, flight risk, sponsor; travel & I-589 abandonment; no EU asylum)

    Ojukwu v. Lyons, et al., No. 26-3891 (6th Cir. Oct. 9, 2026) D.V.D.; third country removal; Nken; stay; generalized evidence and irreparable harm; removal with withholding; class certification consequences; third country assurances  Alvarenga v. Blanche, No. 25-2780 (8th Cir. Oct. 8, 2026) due process; prejudice; EWI removability burdens and arguments; fear of child’s gang recruitment; CAT acquiesce; MS-13; Honduras  Matter of M-S-V-, 30 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 2026) bond; flight risk; insufficient sponsor lacking evidence; speculative relief; danger for commercial driving without a license; expired driver’s license; visa overstay   Matter of M-R-I-, 30 I&N Dec. 137 (BIA 2026) abandonment of I-589; return to country of fear on advance parole; compelling reasons for travel; alternative options; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.8(b); importance of comma; Maoists; Nepal  Matter of B-S-A-N-, 30 I&N Dec. 145 (BIA 2026) EU asylum claims; multi-lateral treaties and discretionary denial of asylum; asylum for citizens of two countries Click me for T-Visa-Immigrants' List event! 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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  3. Oct 6

    Ep. 336 - Precedential Decisions: 9/28/2026 - 10/4/2026 (no bond flight risk; pretermission without motion from DHS; discretion & LPR cancellation; attorney suspension; dangerousness & recent arrests; no hearing necessary on remand)

    Matter of Y-M-B-, 30 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2026) no bond based on flight risk; misrepresentation in asylum application; asylum on appeal to BIA  Matter of G-R-B-, 30 I&N Dec. 102 (BIA 2026) pretermission without motion from DHS; IJ authority; right to present evidence and argument; H-A-A-V-; prima facie  Matter of Cornejo-Aguilar, 30 I&N Dec. 105 (BIA 2026) LPR cancellation of removal; credibility; discretion; death of grandchild in respondent’s home; disingenuous testimony; IJ bias  Matter of Sethi, 30 I&N Dec. 112 (BIA 2026) EOIR attorney suspension after circuit suspension; AI use  Matter of Morales Cuxun, 30 I&N Dec. 121 (BIA 2026) bond; recent criminal history; DUI arrests; domestic violence; dangerousness  Matter of C-M-H-H-, 30 I&N Dec. 124 (BIA 2026) scope of remand; Matter of Patel; no hearing necessary; Burbano 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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  4. Sep 29

    Ep. 335 - Precedential Decisions: 9/21/2026 - 09/27/2026 (entry; Thuraissigiam; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; Matter of K; IJ and BIA totally not biased; overlooking evidence)

    Padilla v. ICE, No. 24-2801 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2026) entry; admission; no mandatory detention for EWI asylum seekers; Matter of M-S-; due process; Thuraissigiam; expedited removal  Matter of K-K-U-J-, 30 I&N Dec. 81 (BIA 2026) extraordinary circumstances for in absentia reopening; being mislead by a notario  Matter of Mendez Maldonado, 30 I&N Dec. 62 (BIA 2026) Matter of K; admission to conduct; cocaine possession; due process; no care for star  decisis  Matter of M-K- (II), 30 I&N Dec. 84 (BIA 2026) IJ and BIA bias not bias; motion to reopen; prima facie  Perez-Garcia v. Blanche, No. 24-1092 (9th Cir. Sept. 25, 2026) BIA ignoring evidence; Patel; overlooking evidence is a question of law; jurisdiction; voluntary departure bonds  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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  5. Sep 22

    Ep. 334 - Precedential Decisions: 9/14/2026 - 09/20/2026 (third country removal; aggravated felony; EOIR attorney discipline; CIMT; categorical approach; 8 U.S.C. § 1806(e)(6)(D) adjustment; U-visa delay; motion to reopen; in absentia; change of addres

    D.V.D. v. DHS, No. 26-1212 (1st Cir. Sept.  18, 2016) Third country removal; due process; class action; sequencing; effective notice; meaningful opportunity to contest removal based on fear of persecution; notice and opportunity; fear of persecution; asylum; withholding of removal; 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(2)(E); statutory construction; Convention Against Torture   Matter of A-V-O-, 30 I&N Dec. 44 (BIA 2026) aggravated felony; inadmissibility; statutory interpretation; circumstance specific approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i); $10,000 loss; restitution order; retroactivity; INA § 212(a)(8)(A); Matter of Kanga; Use of Unauthorized Access Device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2); Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)  Matter of Cuber, 30 I&N Dec. 59 (BIA 2026) EOIR attorney discipline   Nemis v. Blanche, No. 25-304 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026) CIMT; 18 USC 1546; conspiracy to commit immigration fraud; categorical approach; deceit or dishonesty; frivolous filings   Barman v. United States, No. 24-464 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026); U visa Appellants v. Director, USCIS, 2026 WL 2683743 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026), Commonwealth of the of the Northern Mariana Islands; 48 U.S.C. § 1806(e)(6)(D) adjustment; jurisdiction; delegationU-visa delay; standing; jurisdiction  Meza Medina v. Blanche, No. 24-5144 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2026) motion to reopen; in absentia; change of address; residential vs. mailing address; presumption of delivery; Matter of M-R-A-; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.26(d) 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/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  6. Sep 15

    Ep. 333 - Precedential Decisions: 9/7/2026 - 09/13/2026 (in absentia reopening - exceptional circumstances; persecutor bar; credibility - sexual orientation; danger; similar affidavits; no mandatory detention of EWIs; VAWA; withholding-only review)

    Trigueros v. Blanche, No. 24-4847 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) in absentia motion to reopen due to exceptional circumstances; flat tire; no affidavit required for pro se; no corroboration required if not inherently unbelievable; Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L-; BIA can’t trump circuit   Perez-Castillo, et al v. Blanche, No. 21-70087 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) persecutor bar; statutory interpretation; no duress exception; shifting burdens; Atonal Battalion; El Salvador  Matter of S-K-E-, 30 I&N Dec. 27 (BIA 2026) credibility; sexual orientation; DHS ECAS violation; failure to serve noncitizen; prejudice required for everything; Guinea; experts  Matter of Kamalov, 30 I&N Dec. 34 (BIA 2026) bond; danger; accepting untimely DHS brief; de novo review of danger and flight risk; little weight to state court ordering release on recognizance; resisting arrest; street racing   Matter of V-S-A-, 30 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2026) similar affidavits; R-K-K-; Singh; past persecution harm; due process; protecting confidentiality  Lopez Garcia, et al. v. Guadian, et al., No. 25-7044 (4th Cir. Sept. 10, 2026) statutory interpretation; no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); § 236(a); § 236(c); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; due process  Okene v. Blanche, No. 25-60559 (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) VAWA cancellation of removal; insufficient battery or extreme cruelty; non-LPR cancellation of removal; insufficient medical hardship; Wilkinson; substantial evidence review  Gonzalez Perez v. Blanche, No. 23-2811 (7th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) exhaustion; failure to argue all asylum elements  Santos v. Blanche, No. 23-7191 (2d Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) Riley; jurisdiction to review decision to reinstate; jurisdiction to review CBP denial of motion to reopen reinstatement; 8 C.F.R. § 103.5; narrow bar to review discretionary agency action; Bhaktibhai-Patel; motion to reopen review; I-290 proper form  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/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  7. Sep 8

    Ep. 332 - Precedential Decisions: 8/31/2026 - 09/6/2026 (holistic CAT; State of Exception; credibility; no-notice & change of law; Venezuela asylum; robbery; withholding review; CIMT; child abuse; Circumvention of Lawful Pathways; amending pleadings)

    Parada Calderon v. Blanche, No. 25-2204 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026) holistic approach to CAT claims; no quantitative statistical analysis required; expert evidence on El Salvador’s State of Exception; failure to give expert reports reasoned consideration; new evidence for motion to reopen; prima facie standard  Mbueno-Vita, et al. v. Blanche, No. 24-5472 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026) approximate testimony about injuries is not inconsistent; omissions cannot equate to adverse credibility on their own; Alam; IJ failure to consider plausible alternatives; particularized risk of torture shown where evidence shows noncitizen’s group is tortured; no relocation when in hiding; UNITA Party in Angola; CAT  Matter of A-Q-R-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 865 (BIA 2026) credibility; inconsistencies; credible fear interview; dates; Taliban; Afghanistan   Matter of Diji, 30 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2026) (en banc) no-notice motion to reopen; in absentia; failure to receive NTA; Matter of G-Y-R-; obligation to update address  Matter of A-E-V-M-, 30 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2026) Maduro’s capture; change in power equates to changed country conditions; asylum from Venezuela; one year bar; administrative notice by the BIA  United States v. Benavidez, No. 25-2497 (8th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) Tex. Pen. Code § 29.02(a); crime of violence; Borden; recklessness; robbery  Sebastian-Perez v. Blanche, No. 25-1691 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026) no jurisdiction to review no reasonable fear finding; Riley; reinstatement   B.P. v. Blanche, No. 25-2778 (8th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026) jurisdiction; claims processing; 30 day deadline; final order of removal; Riley; reinstatement; FARO; equitable tolling    Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche, No. 25-2029 (1st Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; asthma   Dziedziach v. Blanche, No. 23-6837 (2d. Cir. Aug. 31, 2026) CIMT committed after five years of admission; Loper bright; conspiracy to retaliate against witnesses and parties in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513(b); intent; star decisis; aggravating factor; CIMT definition constitutional  Aristy-Rosa v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) motion to reopen; Minter; change in law; equitable tolling for motion to reconsider; sue sponte; Judge Bove  Reynoso-Salgado v. Blanche, No. 23-2628 (7th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) child abuse; non-LPR cancellation of removal; INA § 237(a)(2)(E)(i); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 948.21(1); child neglect; Loper Bright; culpable mental state; unitary concept  Garcia Morales, et al. v. Blanche, No. 25-1760 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2026) Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule; INA § 242(f); invalid presumption bar to relief; asylum; statutory interpretation; absurd results canon; but-for nexus; mixed motive; gang extortion; Guatemala   Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche, No. 22-1474 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2026) amending pleadings in immigration court for factual error; Matter of Velasquez; IJ refusal to hear testimony; border crossing card; motion to remand; procedurally lawful admission; Quilantan 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/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 Support the show

  8. Sep 3

    Special Episode - AILA National Conference Interview 2026! Jeff Joseph & Alexis Axelrad (annual conversation with the AILA Presidents)

    AILA: https://www.aila.org/ Jeff Joseph:  https://manifestlaw.com/lawyers/jeff-josephSpeech!Alexis Axelrad:  https://barstlaw.com/our-team/partners/alexis-s-axelrad/ Speech! 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/IRPheroes.eimmigration.com.   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? Show the Podcast some loooovvveee 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 DISCLAIMER & CREDITS See Eps. 1-200 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
    371
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    Clean
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    © 2026 ® Immigration Review
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