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32 individuals from the Atlanta area were arrested by Fugitive Operations Teams

ICE announcement that 32 individuals from the Atlanta area were arrested by Fugitive Operations Teams (FOT). Those arrested include individuals with prior criminal convictions, prior deportations, or outstanding final orders of deportation issued by an immigration judge.

Post-conclusion Voluntary Departure

An alien is not precluded from post-conclusion voluntary departure under INA §240B(b)(1), where the request is raised for the first time after IJ issuance of the removal order, but prior to the conclusion of the hearing.

BIA expressly retains jurisdiction and qualifies or limits the scope of the remand to a specific purpose

As a matter of first impression, the court held that the IJ’s jurisdiction on remand from the BIA is limited only when the BIA expressly retains jurisdiction and qualifies or limits the scope of the remand to a specific purpose. (Fernandes v. Holder, 8/20/10)

IJ’s decision to terminate proceedings resulted in no final order of removal

The court distinguished Lolong v. Gonzales and found that it lacked jurisdiction over the petition for review because the IJ’s decision to terminate proceedings resulted in no final order of removal. (Galindo-Romero v. Holder, 9/2/10)

Immigration judge

Immigration judges adverse credibility finding was supported by substantial evidence where there was testimony about an elaborate scheme, involving the publisher of a newspaper associated with petitioner’s brother-in-law’s political party, to print a noncirculating issue and plant a copy in petitioner’s country’s national press archives. Adverse credibility finding did not, by itself, support a sua sponte finding that the petitioner filed a frivolous petition where the possibility of such a finding was not raised by the government or by the immigration judge. Khadka v. Holder – filed August 18, 2010

Immigration judges 

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IJ have authority to determine the validity of the Alien’s appproved employment visa

Immigration Judges have authority to determine whether the validity of an alien’s approved employment-based visa petition is preserved under section 204(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(j) (2006), after the alien’s change in jobs or employers. Matter of Perez Vargas, 23 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2005), overruled.