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Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 120 (A.G. 2020) (1) The bar to eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal based on the persecution of others does not include an exception for coercion or duress. (2) The Department of Homeland Security does...

From the "Round Table" of 29 Former IJs and BIA Members, and Arent Fox. Note the important jurisdictional issue. Follow this developing story!

Matter of A-M-R-C- (Aug. 19, 2020) "On June 17, 2020, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(h)(1)(i), I directed the Board of Immigration Appeals to refer this case to me for review of its decision. To assist me in my review, I directed that opening...

EOIR, Aug. 7, 2020 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the appointment of Michael P. Baird, Sunita B. Mahtabfar, and Sirce E. Owen as appellate immigration judges in EOIR’s Board of Immigration Appeals. Biographical...

EOIR v. NAIJ "For the reasons discussed below, I find that IJs are not management officials within the meaning of section 7103(a)(l l) of the Statute, and EOIR's petition is dismissed."

Matter of Reyes, 28 I&N Dec. 52 (A.G. 2020) (1) If all of the means of committing a crime, based on the elements of the statute of conviction, amount to one or more of the offenses listed in section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality...

July 28, 2020 DHS Press Release here . July 28, 2020 memo from Wolf to ICE, CBP and USCIS here . June 30, 2020 letter from Barr to Wolf here .

EOIR, July 17, 2020 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announces the investiture of 46 immigration judges, including three assistant chief immigration judges. This class brings the immigration judge corps to 509, which is the highest...

Matter of O-F-A-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 35 (A.G. 2020) (1) Under Department of Justice regulations implementing the Convention Against Torture, an act constitutes “torture” only if it is inflicted or approved by a public official or other person...

Office of the Attorney General, July 8, 2020 "Matter of A-M-R-C-, Respondent Decided by Attorney General July 8, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL On June 17, 2020, pursuant to...

EOIR, July 2, 2020 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the appointment of Tracy Short as the Chief Immigration Judge of EOIR’s Office of the Chief Immigration Judge. Biographical information follows: Tracy...

On its "Frequently Requested Agency Records" page, https://www.justice.gov/eoir/frequently-requested-agency-records , EOIR posted two files: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1287366/download and https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page...

Matter of A-M-R-C-, 28 I&N Dec. 7 (A.G. 2020) Interim Decision #3986 Matter of A-M-R-C-, Respondent Decided by Attorney General June 17, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Pursuant...

Tanvi Misra, Roll Call, May 27, 2020 "The Justice Department offered buyouts to pre-Trump administration career members on its influential immigration appeals board as part of an ongoing effort to restructure the immigration court system with new...

[NOTE: Two of the four new ACIJs have no immigration law experience, yet they will hear cases.] EOIR, May 22, 2020 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced four new assistant chief immigration judges (ACIJs). ACIJs...