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  • Humanitarian Asylum / “Other serious harm”
    • Berishaj v. Ashcroft, 37 F.3d 314 (3d Cir. 2004) (Summary)
    • Sheriff v. A.G., 587 F.3d 584 (3d Cir. 2009) (Summary)
    • Pllumi v. A.G., 642 F.3d 155 (3d Cir. 2011) (Summary)
  • In Absentia Removal
    • Mahmood v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 248 (3d Cir. 2005) (PDF Summary)
  • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
    • Matter of Lozada, 19 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 1988) (PDF Summary)
    • Mahmood v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 248 (3d Cir. 2005) (PDF Summary)
  • Jurisdiction & Judicial Review
    • INS v. Yang, 519 U.S. 26 (1996) [agency discretion]
    • INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12 (2002) (per curiam) [BIA remand]
    • Calle Vujiles v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 472 (3d Cir. 2003) [settled course of adj]
    • Vente v. Gonzales, 415 F.3d 296 (3d Cir. 2005) [BIA remand]
    • Cruz v. A.G., 452 F.3d 240 (3d Cir. 2006) [BIA’s sua sponte MTR denial]
    • Chehazeh v. A.G., 666 F.3d 118 (3d Cir. 2012) [BIA’s sua sponte MTR denial]
  • LGBTQ Persecution
    • Matter of Toboso-Alfonso, 20 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 1990) [sexual orientation PSG]
    • Hernandez-Montiel v. INS, 225 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2000), overruled on other grounds by Thomas v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2005) [transgender PSG]
    • Amanfi v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 719 (3d Cir. 2003) [sexual orientation PSG]
    • Nabulwala v. Gonzales, 481 f.3d 1115 (8th Cir. 2007) [lesbians PSG]
    • Bromfield v. Mukasey, 543 F.3d 1071 (9th Cir. 2008) [prosecution for PSG]
    • Gonzalez-Posadas v. A.G., 781 F.3d 677 (3d Cir. 2015) [not granted] (PDF Summary)
    • Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions, 850 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc) [sexual orientation & sexual identity PSG]
    • Doe v. A.G., 956 F.3d 135 (3d Cir. 2020) [sexual orientation PSG] (PDF Summary)
  • Motions to Reconsider
    • Prestol Espinal v. A.G., 653 F.3d 213 (3d Cir. 2011) [Post-departure bar]
  • Motions to Reopen
    • In re J-J-, 1 I&N Dec. 976 (BIA 1997) (en banc) (PDF Summary)
    • Konan v. A.G., 432 F.3d 497 (3d Cir. 2005)
    • William v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 329 (4th Cir. 2007) [post-departure bar]
    • Dada v. Mukasey, 554 U.S. 1 (2008)
    • Kucana v. Holder, 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
    • Marin-Rodriguez v. Holder, 612 F.3d 591 (7th Cir. 2010) [post-departure bar]
    • Coyt v. Holder, 593 F.3d 902 (9th Cir. 2010) [post-departure bar]
    • Pruidze v. Holder, 632 F.3d 234 (6th Cir. 2011) [post-departure bar]
    • Prestol Espinal v. A.G., 653 F.3d 213 (3d Cir. 2011) [post-departure bar] (PDF Summary)
    • Reyes Torres v. Holder, 645 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2011) [post-departure bar]
    • Luna v. Holder, 637 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2011) [post-departure bar]
    • Alzaarir v. A.G., 39 F.3d 86 (3d Cir. 2011)
    • Matter of J-G-, 26 I&N Dec. 161 (BIA 2013) (PDF Summary)
    • Bamaca-Cifuentes v. A.G., 870 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2017) (PDF Summary)
    • Jean Louis v. A.G., 914 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2019) [asylum] (PDF Summary)
    • Nkomo v. A.G., 986 F.3d 268 (3d Cir. 2021) [approved I-130, tolling]
  • Motions to Reopen: EQUITABLE TOLLING
    • Borges v. Gonzales, 402 F.3d 398 (3d Cir. 2005)
    • Alzaarir v. A.G., 639 F.3d 86 (3d Cir. 2011)
    • Nkomo v. A.G., 986 F.3d 268 (3d Cir. 2021) (PDF Summary)
  • Motions to Reopen: EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
    • Romani v. INS, 146 F.3d 737 (9th Cir. 1998) [no failure to appear] (PDF Summary)
    • Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037 (9th Cir. 2002) [late but diligent & eligible] (PDF Summary)
    • Chete Juarez v. Ashcroft, 376 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. 2004) [diligence; BIA delay] (PDF Summary)
    • Matter of S-L-H- & L-B-L-, 28 I&N Dec. 318 (BIA 2021) [weather, traffic] (PDF Summary)
  • Motions to Reopen: REASONABLE FEAR DETERMINATION
    • Ortiz-Alfaro v. Holder, 694 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2012)
    • Andrade-Garcia v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2016)
    • Ayala v. Sessions, 855 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2017) (PDF Summary)
    • Bartolome v. Sessions, 904 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2018) (PDF Summary)
  • Motions to Reopen: SUA SPONTE
    • In re. G-D-, 22 I&N Dec. 1132 (BIA 1999) (PDF Summary)
    • Cruz v. A.G., 452 F.3d 240 (3d Cir. 2006)
    • Chehazeh v. A.G., 666 F.3d 118 (3d Cir. 2012)
    • Cordova-Soto v. Holder, 732 F.3d 789 (7th Cir. 2013)
    • Ayala v. Sessions, 855 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2017) [reasonable fear determination] (PDF Summary)
    • Sang Goo Park v. A.G., 846 F.3d 645 (3d Cir. 2017) (PDF Summary)
    • Bartolome v. Sessions, 904 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2018) (PDF Summary)
    • Salazar-Marroquin v. Barr, 969 F.3d 814 (7th Cir. 2020)
    • Darby v. A.G., ___ F.3d ____ (3d Cir. June 17, 2021) (2021 WL 2460986) (PDF Summary)
  • NTA: SERVICE / RECEIVING NOTICE
    • In re. G-Y-R-, 23 I&N Dec. 181 (BIA 2001) (en banc) (PDF Summary)
  • NTA, Defective: JURISDICTION
    • Nkomo v. A.G., 930 F.3d 129 (3d Cir. 2019) (PDF Summary)
    • Matter of Mendoza-Hernandez and Capula-Cortes, 27 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2019) (en banc) (PDF Summary)
  • NTA, Defective: STOP-TIME RULE
    • Pereira v. Sessions, 585 U.S. ___ (2018) (PDF Summary)
    • Matter of Mendoza-Hernandez and Capula-Cortes, 27 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2019) (en banc) [This part overruled] (PDF Summary)
    • Guadalupe v. A.G., No. 19-2239 (3d Cir. Feb. 26, 2020) (PDF Summary)
    • Matter of Viera-Garcia, 28 I&N Dec. 223 (BIA 2021) [Post-conclusion Vol Departure] (PDF Summary)