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Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

BIA Precedent Decisions

E-Mail Notification Service

Five New Members Appointed to the BIA (May 30, 2008)

Update on Precedent Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (March 2008)

Attorney General’s Memo to BIA - January 9, 2006

Appeals and Motions Information (& Practice Manual Quick Navigation)

Practice Manual

Questions and Answers Regarding Proceedings Before the BIA

Adjudicating Requests for Stays

Questions and Answers Regarding Oral Argument

Precedent Table

Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (1962 - Present)

Board Precedents And Related Court Decisions

Memoranda Regarding "Streamlining" of Cases

Index of Frequently Requested Items From the BIA

American Bar Association Slams BIA "Reforms (October 13, 2003)

Summary and Conclusions Re: BIA Reform Study (October 2003)

Study - Board of Immigration Appeals: Procedural Reforms To Improve Case Management (October 2003) - 248 Pages

Regulations To Revamp BIA (Effective 9-25-02)

Justice Department Press Release: Regulations To Revamp BIA

Justice Department Fact Sheet: Regulations To Revamp BIA

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PRACTICE ADVISORIES FROM THE
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW FOUNDATION (AILF)

Terminating Removal Proceedings to Pursue Naturalization before DHS: Strategies for Challenging Matter of Acosta Hidalgo (3-18-08)

Employment Authorization and Asylum: Strategies to Avoid Stopping the Asylum Clock (2-28-06)

Staying The Voluntary Departure Period When Filing A Motion To Reopen (12-16-05)

EOIR Background and Security Check Regulations–Effective April 1, 2005 (4-6-05)

Objecting to Video Merits Hearings (12-12-03)

Practicing Before the BIA Under the New "Procedural Reforms" Rule (9-17-02, Amended 1-10-03)

Affirmance Without Opinion

BIA “Affirmance Without Opinion”: What Federal Court Challenges Remain? (4-27-05)

How to Challenge an Affirmance Without Opinion by a BIA Member (9-27-02)

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