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Pelagio Mendoza

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided April 3, 2026No. ID 4179PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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29 I&N Dec. 542

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4179 Matter of Juan Carlos PELAGIO MENDOZA, Respondent Decided April 3, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals A respondent’s or qualifying relative’s testimony about a medical or mental health condition will generally be insufficient to establish exceptional and extremely unusual hardship where expert testimony, reports, or medical evidence exist and could reasonably have been produced. FOR THE RESPONDENT: Pro se FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Christian Parke, Assistant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. MONREALBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2001
  2. Rosalba Ramirez-Perez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Yali Wang v. Jefferson SessionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  4. D-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2011
  5. J-J-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2020

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  1. Gagik T. v. Christopher Chestnut, Warden, California City Correctional Center, et al.District Court, E.D. California · 2026

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