"As former Immigration Judges and Members of the BIA with many decades of combined experience on the bench, we must expose the Attorney General’s latest blow to judicial independence in his decision in Matter of L-A-B-R- . There is no question... Read More

Mejia Galindo v. Sessions - "A final removal order is created in two steps. First, the immigration judge must conclude that the alien is removable. Id. § 1101(a)(47)(A). Second, the immigration judge’s removal order becomes “final”... Read More

Matter of Ortega-Lopez II - (1) The offense of sponsoring or exhibiting an animal in an animal fighting venture in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1) (2006) is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. Matter of Ortega-Lopez, 26 I&N Dec... Read More

Matter of Medina-Jimenez, 27 I&N Dec. 399 (BIA 2018) - The categorical approach does not govern whether violating a protection order under 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(ii) (2012), renders an... Read More

July 30, 2018 open letter - "On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), in a costly and inefficient use of the agency’s resources, sent an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge to the Philadelphia Immigration... Read More

Matter of X-, June 25, 2018, unpublished - "The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") timely appeals the Immigration Judge's January 12, 2018, decision granting the applicant's application for withholding of removal under the... Read More

Garcia-Mata v. Sessions - "Maria Garcia-Mata, a citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. After an immigration judge ordered withholding of removal, the Board vacated that decision, denied relief,... Read More

Rosales Justo v. Sessions - "Petitioner Javier Rosales Justo ("Rosales"), a citizen of Mexico, claims that the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") erred when it reversed an immigration judge's order granting him asylum. The... Read More

BIA, June 27, 2018 - "Amicus Invitation No. 18-06-27 (Amended) AMICUS INVITATION (VALIDITY OF A CONVICTION FOR IMMIGRATION PURPOSES), DUE JULY 27, 2018 JUNE 27, 2018 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public... Read More

Bermudez-Ariza v. Sessions - "This case requires us to address the scope of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ’s”) jurisdiction on remand from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). Javier Bermudez-Ariza applied for... Read More

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 - "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is creating a voluntary pilot program to test an expansion of electronic filing for cases filed with the immigration courts and the... Read More

USAJOBS - Job Title: Board Member SALARY RANGE: $123,175.00 to $185,100.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Friday, February 19, 2016 to Friday, March 18, 2016 Read More

Advance Copy of Interim Rule to be published in the June 3, 2015 Federal Register: "This rule amends the Department of Justice regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) by adding two Board member positions... Read More

In a 4-page letter dated October 31, 2016 to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, twelve former BIA members and Immigration Judges made the case for due process for asylum applicants, and criticized the current detention regime. Read More

"Moones Mellouli, a Tunisian who had been living legally in the United States until he was deported for a minor drug crime, won one appeal to the Supreme Court this past June and on Friday moved into position potentially to win another. The Justices... Read More