Applying Pereira as of 2019

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Applying Pereira as of 2019: Notes (PDF)

Applying Pereira as of 2019: Notes (Word Doc)

Brief: Pereira v. Sessions, 138 S.Ct. 2015 (US 2018) (Word Doc)

Brief: Matter of Bermudez-Cota, 27 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2018) (Word Doc)

  • Matter of Bermudez-Cota, 27 I&N Dec. 441 (BIA 2018) (PDF)
    • Quick Take: A defective NTA still gives an IJ jurisdiction over a case if it’s followed by a hearing notice stating time & date & place.

Brief: Matter of Mendoza-Hernandez & Capula-Cortes, 27 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2019) (Word Doc)

  • Matter of Mendoza-Hernandez & Capula-Cortes, 27 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2019) (PDF)
    • Quick Take: A defective NTA is cured by a subsequent hearing notice, AND that hearing notice triggers the stop-time rule.

Brief: Lorenzo Lopez v. Barr, No. 15-72406 (9th Cir. 2019) (Word Doc)

  • Lorenzo Lopez v. Barr, No. 15-72406 (9th Cir. 2019) (PDF)
    • Quick Take: An NTA that is defective under Pereira CANNOT be cured by a subsequent hearing notice, and therefore does not trigger the stop-time rule.
    • N.B.: Has been shelved 1.23.20 pending en banc review; this disposition shall not be cited as precedent.

Brief: Guadalupe v. A.G., No. 19-2239 (3d Cir. 2020) (Word Doc)

  • Guadalupe v. A.G., No. 19-2239 (3d Cir. 2020) (PDF)
    • Quick Take: An NTA that is defective under Pereira CANNOT be cured by a subsequent hearing notice, and therefore does not trigger the stop-time rule.

Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 141 S. Ct. 1474 (April 29, 2021): Ruling that “a” Notice To Appear in Sec. 1229(a)(1) assumes ONE notice that contains charges, time, date, & place of hearing, not a series of notices with the different information. In other words, a subsequent Hearing Notice from the court with time, date, and place does not “cure” a defective NTA for purposes of the stop-time rule in Sec. 1229b(b)(1) regarding continuous presence. (Word Doc Summary) (PDF Summary)