Ep. 259 – Precedential Decisions from 4/7/2025 – 4/13/2025 (exceptional & extremely unusual hards…

Blanco Contreras v. Bondi, No. 22-1538 (1st Cir. Apr. 9, 2025)

• exceptional and extremely unusual hardship; Wilkinson; ignoring evidence; failure to consider psychological report

Matter of Iskandarani, 29 I&N Dec. 26 (BIA 2025)

• notice of appeal deadline; oral decision; written decision; 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38(b); law addendum 

Matter of O-A-R-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 30 (BIA 2025)

• former police officers; immutability; particular social group; nexus; animus, anti-circularity; M-R-M-S-; police officers; FARC; Colombia 

Thankarasa v. Att’y Gen. U.S., No. 23-3204 (3d Cir. Apr. 10, 2025)

• denying asylum as a matter of discretion; entry fraud; Matt of Pula; reconsidering asylum when withholding of removal is granted; Tamil; Sri Lanka

Chavez v. Bondi, No. 23-1379 (4th Cir. Apr. 10, 2025)

• CIMT; petit larceny; Loper Bright; affirmative defense; mens rea; reprehensible conduct; changing societal norms; due respect for Diaz-Lizarraga

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