Circuit Court Strikes Down Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Chavez Gonzalez v. Garland, which repealed Matter of S-O-G- & F-D-B-, holding that the Attorney…
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EOIR Announces Appointment of 24 New Immigration Judges
EOIR announced the appointment of 24 new immigration judges, including four Assistant Chief Immigration Judges and two Unit Chief Immigration Judges. The memo provides a…
BIA Finds IJs and the Board Lack Authority to Recognize the Equitable Defense of Laches in Removal Proceedings
The BIA found the respondent did not submit sufficient objective evidence to support his fear of torture by the Rwandan government and that immigration judges…
BIA Remands for IJ to Determine Qualification for “Simple Possession” Exception
The BIA sustained the appeal and remanded to allow the immigration judge (IJ) to evaluate if the respondent qualifies for the “simple possession” exception to…
U.S. closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime.
Biden administration announced it has dismantled a Trump-era government office to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants. Trump created the Victim Of Immigration Crime…
Biden administration official ends ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
The BIA ruled that a mere continuation of an activity in the United States that is substantially similar to the activity from which an initial…
EOIR rescinds policy memo on case processing at the BIA.
EOIR issued a policy memo rescinding and cancelling Policy Memo 20-01, Case Processing at the Board of Immigration Appeals. Policy Memo 20-01 originally provided guidance…
Ninth Circuit Vacates and Remands BIA’s Decision in Matter of E—R—A—L—
The Ninth Circuit issued an order granting the petitioner’s unopposed motion to vacate the BIA’s decision in Matter of E—R—A—L—, which pertains to establishing a particular social group based on landownership, and granted the government’s motion to remand to the BIA for further proceedings.
BIA Rules IJ Should Enter In Absentia Order of Removal if Individual Returned to Mexico Under MPP Fails to Appear for Hearing
In Matter of Rodriguez, the BIA ruled that if DHS returns an individual to Mexico to await an immigration hearing pursuant to the Migrant Protection Protocols…
The BIA held in a precedent decision issued
In a case before the BIA on remand from the Ninth Circuit for further clarification of portions of the agency’s April 2011 decision in Matter of…
Matter of REHMAN, 27 I&N Dec. 124 (BIA 2017)
Where a petitioner seeking to prove a familial relationship submits a birth certificate that was not registered contemporaneously with the birth, an adjudicator must consider…
What to do if you lose at the Board of Immigration Appeals
Question: I am so sad. I lost at the Immigration Court and then I lost at the Board of Immigration Appeals. Is there anywhere else…