Ep. 242 - Precedential Decisions from 12/9/2024 - 12/15/2024 (crime of violence; H-1B & marijuana industry; revocation of I-130 petition; circumstance specific approach; aggravated felony rape; adverse credibility; family based particular social group)

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Case round up:

• United States v. Burwell, No. 16-3009 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 9, 2024) – crime of violence; divisibility; Federal bank robbery in violation of U.S.C. § 2113(a); common law robbery; Mathis peek; jury instructions
  
• Treez, Inc. v. DHS, Case No. 22-cv-07027 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 3, 2024) – marijuana dispensary; H-1B; aiding and abetting controlled substance act violation

Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, et al., No. 23-583 (U.S. Dec. 10, 2024)

• revocation of I-130 petition; INA § 204(c); jurisdiction; discretion; may; INA § 242(a)(2)(B)(ii)

Matter of Dominguez Reyes, 28 I&N Dec. 878 (BIA 2024)

• amount of loss; circumstance specific approach; INA § 101(a)(43)(D); certification of criminal documents

Quito-Guachichulca v. Garland, No. 23-1069 (8th Cir. Dec. 9, 2024)

• aggravated felony rape; INA § 101(a)(43)(A); sexual abuse; digital penetration; statutory interpretation; survey of state case law; res judicata

Mondzali Bopaka v. Garland, No. 21-1384 (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024)

• adverse credibility; motion to reopen to submit new evidence; I-589 errors and omissions; inconsistencies; ineffective assistance of counsel motion to reopen; Republic of the Congo

Lopez-Quinteros v. Garland, No. 23-1890 (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024)

• family based particular social group; business owners; mixed motive; gang extortion; El Salvador

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1. Ep. 242 - Precedential Decisions from 12/9/2024 - 12/15/2024 (crime of violence; H-1B & marijuana industry; revocation of I-130 petition; circumstance specific approach; aggravated felony rape; adverse credibility; family based particular social group) (00:00:00)

2. United States v. Burwell & Treez, Inc. v. DHS (00:02:55)

3. Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, et al. (U.S. Dec. 10, 2024) (00:05:28)

4. Matter of Dominguez Reyes (BIA 2024) (00:15:52)

5. Quito-Guachichulca v. Garland (8th Cir. Dec. 9, 2024) (00:20:57)

6. Mondzali Bopaka v. Garland (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024) (00:33:40)

7. Lopez-Quinteros v. Garland (1st Cir. Dec. 13, 2024) (00:39:15)