Kakar v. USCIS "Over twenty years ago, an Immigration Judge granted Mohamed Qaseem Kakar, an Afghan national, asylum in the United States. When Kakar later applied for lawful permanent residence, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services... Read More
Jenna Krajeski, The New Yorker, June 12, 2019 "[I]n June, 2018, the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reviews rulings made in immigration court, issued a two-to-one decision denying Ana’s most recent request to stay in the U.S. The judges... Read More
April 24, 2019 DHS on waiving laws to build border barriers, roads: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-04-24/pdf/2019-08289.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-04-24/pdf/2019-08290.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg... Read More
Jeffrey S. Chase, June 9, 2018 - "On June 6, the BIA published its precedent decision in Matter of A-C-M- . As the Board seems to no longer issue precedent decisions en banc, the decision is that of a divided three-judge panel. The two-judge majority... Read More
PM-602-0112, May 8, 2015 - Implementation of the Discretionary Exemption Authority under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the Provision of Certain Limited Material Support PM-602-0113, May 8, 2015 - Implementation... Read More
Matter of A-C-M-, 27 I&N Dec. 303 (BIA 2018) - (1) An alien provides “material support” to a terrorist organization if the act has a logical and reasonably foreseeable tendency to promote, sustain, or maintain the organization, even... Read More
Matter of M-H-Z-, 26 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2016) - The “material support bar” in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) (2012), does not include an implied exception for an... Read More
"The government denied Amrollah’s application for permanent resident status after it concluded that Amrollah had engaged in terrorist activity under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(dd) (2010) by providing material support to a Tier III... Read More
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY - Office of the Secretary - Exercise of Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act: "Following consultations with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, I hereby conclude, as a matter of discretion... Read More
"...paragraphs 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(bb) and (dd) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)(bb) and (dd), shall not apply with respect to an alien who provided limited material support to an organization described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III... Read More
EOIR, Jan. 9, 2017 - "Amicus Invitation No. 17-01-09 AMICUS INVITATION (MATERIAL SUPPORT BAR), DUE FEBRUARY 8, 2017 JANUARY 9, 2017 The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing... Read More
PM-602-0052 - Implementation of New Exemption Under INA Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) for the Provision of Material Support in the Form of Medical Care Purpose - "On October 13, 2011, following consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney... Read More
"Following consultations with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, I hereby conclude, as a matter of discretion in accordance with the authority granted to me by section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8... Read More
Budiono v. Lynch, Sept. 21, 2016 - "Budiono, a native of Indonesia, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (the “Board”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. The... Read More