EOIR, June 11, 2021 "... Immigration judges should be prepared to inquire, on the record, of the parties appearing before them at scheduled hearings as to whether the case remains a removal priority for ICE and whether ICE intends to exercise some... Read More
Round Table of Former Immigration Judges, May 25, 2021 "We, the Round Table of Former Immigration Judges, are a group of former Immigration Judges and appellate-level judges of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Relying on our combined centuries... Read More
Letter dated May 19, 2021 "To Attorney General Garland and Deputy Attorney General Monaco: We, the undersigned immigration, civil rights, human rights, and democracy protection organizations, are deeply concerned that politically motivated personnel... Read More
EOIR, Mar. 17, 2021 "As part of EOIR’s ongoing efforts to improve operations and review existing policy memoranda, the following Policy Memorandum (PM) is rescinded: 1. PM 20-01, Case Processing at the Board of Immigration Appeals PM 20-01... Read More
BIA, Mar. 15, 2021 "Amicus Invitation No. 21-15-03 AMICUS INVITATION (Divisibility of Iowa’s Theft Statute) Due Date: April 14, 2021 March 15, 2021 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus... Read More
NYLAG v. BIA "Plaintiff-Appellant New York Legal Assistance Group (“NYLAG”) seeks access to non-precedential “unpublished opinions” issued by Defendant-Appellee the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) in immigration... Read More
Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 22, 2021 "One judge made a joke about genitalia during a court proceeding and was later promoted. Another has been banned for more than seven years from the government building where he worked after management... Read More
Matter of Dikhtyar, 28 I&N Dec. 214 (BIA 2021) - Section 58-37-8(2)(a)(i) of the Utah Code, which criminalizes possession or use of a controlled substance, is divisible with respect to the identity of the specific “controlled substance”... Read More
Matter of Rivera-Mendoza, 28 I&N Dec. 184 (BIA 2020) The risk of harm to a child required to obtain a conviction for child neglect in the second degree under section 163.545(1) of the Oregon Revised Statutes is sufficiently high that the offense... Read More
Matter of M-A-M-Z-, 28 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2020) (1) Expert testimony is evidence, but only an Immigration Judge makes factual findings. (2) When the Immigration Judge makes a factual finding that is not consistent with an expert’s opinion... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 242 / Wednesday, December 16, 2020 "On August 26, 2020, the Department of Justice (“Department”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM” or “proposed rule”) that would... Read More
PWS, Dec. 4, 2020 " Friends, you know, and I know, what is the biggest crisis facing the American justice system today. One that undermines and threatens racial justice, social justice, equality before the law, voting rights, American values, and... Read More
BIA, Dec. 4, 2020 "Amicus Invitation No. 20-04-12 AMICUS INVITATION (Arriving Alien), Due Date: January 4, 2021 December 4, 2020 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing... Read More
Matter of Melgar, 28 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2020) (1) Counsel’s acceptance of responsibility for error does not discharge the disciplinary authority complaint obligation under Matter of Lozada, 19 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 1988), particularly where... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 234 / Friday, December 4, 2020 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”) is proposing to implement electronic filing and records applications for all cases before the immigration courts and... Read More