Bangs v. Blanche, No. 25-1820 (1st Cir. Aug. 11, 2026)
- witness tampering in violation of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 641:5(II); obstruction of justice; categorical approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(S); Pugin; intent to interfere with legal process
Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, et al., No. 25-2152 (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 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
Matter of Boye, 29 I&N Dec. 826 (BIA 2026)
- ignoring sentence clarifications where state court judge does not cite to governing statute and clarifies untimely; term of imprisonment; O.G.C.A. § 16-5-23.1(f)
Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026)
- departure; statutory interpretation advance parole; Arrabally and Yerrabelly; sua sponte motion to reopen; retroactivity
Matter of A-K-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2026)
- right to counsel; pro se; continuances
Aristy-Rosa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 25-1490 (3d Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- stays of removal; Nken; Executive interests; Minter
Matias-Pablo v. Blanche, No. 25-2021 (8th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- Guatemalan females; domestic violence type asylum; CAT; acquiescence; police observing and doing nothing insufficient; El Salvador
Ademola v. Blanche, No. 25-60475 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- CIMT; willfully and knowingly using a forged or counterfeit Nigerian passport to open a bank account in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1543; returning LPR
Lopez-Barrera v. Blanche, No. 25-60302 (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- adverse credibility; MS-13 affiliates; border interviews and inconsistencies; jurisdiction; Kucana ; CAT; particularized evidence; El Salvador
Gonzalez-Godinez v. Blanche, No. 19-71322 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)
- crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670 – using a child in a display of sexually explicit content
Adame Garcia v. Blanche, No. 16-71147 (9th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)
- crime of child abuse; mens rea; actus reus; realistic probability; helpful exhaustion footnote; Cal. Pen. Code § 288.2(b) – distribution of harmful matter to a minor
Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche, No. 25-557 (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026)
- nexus; former police officers; personal retribution; call for en banc by Judges Bea and Desai
Orellana-Ramos v. Blanche, No. 25-2320 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2026)
- family group; particular social group; nexus; mixed motive and personal disputes; Chenery tension with APA
Navarro Cerritos v. Blanche, No. 23-1897 (4th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026)
- withholding-only review; Riley; jurisdiction; reinstatement; extraordinary circumstance for equitable tolling when law changes; disregarding expert testimony; family members living safely in country doesn’t undermine nexus; “Individuals in El Salvador Who Witness and Report Crimes by MS-13 to the Police”; social distinction; particularity; Henriquez-Rivas; exhaustion; CAT analysis in the aggregate; IJ not applying stated standard; unrebutted affidavits; relocation; acquiescence
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