Ep. 316 - Precedential Decisions: 5/11/2026 - 05/17/2026 (no mandatory detention of EWIs; seeking admission; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens; past persecution; reasonable relocation in India; Sikh; Urias Orellana)

About this episode

This episode discusses recent precedential decisions affecting immigration law, focusing on due process rights and statutory interpretation.

Lopez-Campos, et al. v. Raycraft, et al., No. 25-1965 (6th Cir. May 11, 2026) no mandatory detention of EWIs; Hurtado; seeking admission; INA § 235(a)(2)(B); Laken Riley Act; applicant for admission entry; canon of constitutional avoidance; plain text; statutory interpretation; longstanding agency interpretation; legislative history; use of the word “otherwise”; cannot against surplusage; due process rights of noncitizens B. Singh v. Blanche, No. 24-815 (9th Cir. May 15, 2026) past pe...

People in this episode

Host: Kevin A. Gregg, Esq.

Topics covered

• immigration law
• due process rights
• noncitizens
• precedential decisions
• statutory interpretation
• past persecution
• reasonable relocation

Keywords

• mandatory detention
• EWIs
• seeking admission
• INA § 235(a)(2)(B)
• constitutional avoidance
• legislative history
• surplusage
• reasonable relocation
• Sikh
• past persecution

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Urias Orellana

Places: India

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