Ep. 250 - Precedential Decisions from 2/3/2025 - 2/9/2025 (BIA overturning IJ; under color of law; Cal. Pen Code § 1473.7 vacated conviction; procedural or substantive defect; fear of cartels in Mexico; criminal prosecution of immigration attorneys)

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Funez-Ortiz v. McHenry, No. 23-2290 (4th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025)

• CAT protection; BIA overturning IJ; under color of law; gangs wearing military uniform; acquiescence; presumption of regularity

Matter of De Jesus-Platon, 29 I&N Dec. 7 (BIA 2025)

• Cal. Pen Code § 1473.7 vacated conviction; post-conviction relief; Cal. Pen. Code § 18.5; Matter of Velasquez-Rios; CIMT; Cal. Pen Code § 422; motion to remand; procedural or substantive defect; noncitizen's burden

Becerril-Sanchez v. Bondi, No. 23-3349 (8th Cir. Feb. 6, 2025)

• fear of cartels and police in Mexico; harm in utero as past persecution; insufficient threats and beating for past persecution; motion to reopen and women in Mexico

United States v. Greenberg, No. 23-7168 (2d Cir. Feb. 3, 2025)

• criminal prosecution of immigration attorneys; 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a) ¶ 1; conspiracy to obtain documents through fraud

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1. Ep. 250 - Precedential Decisions from 2/3/2025 - 2/9/2025 (BIA overturning IJ; under color of law; Cal. Pen Code § 1473.7 vacated conviction; procedural or substantive defect; fear of cartels in Mexico; criminal prosecution of immigration attorneys) (00:00:00)

2. Funez-Ortiz v. McHenry (4th Cir. Feb. 4, 2025) (00:03:13)

3. Matter of De Jesus-Platon (BIA 2025) (00:12:32)

4. Becerril-Sanchez v. Bondi (8th Cir. Feb. 6, 2025) (00:24:06)

5. United States v. Greenberg (2d Cir. Feb. 3, 2025) (00:30:30)