Tagged #board-of-immigration-appeals
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
Board of Immigration Appeals Overhaul Restricts Merits Review and Raises Filing Fees
DOJ's February 2026 interim final rule makes BIA review discretionary, shrinks appeal timelines, and compounds fee increases. Practitioners must rethink appellate strategy immediately.
Board of Immigration Appeals shifts rules, accelerating deportations
The reconstituted Board of Immigration Appeals has tightened procedural rules and issued dozens of precedential decisions favoring deportation, reshaping how immigration judges handle asylum, bond, and relief cases.
Court Orders BIA to Publish All Immigration Decisions Publicly
Second Circuit rules the Board of Immigration Appeals must publish unpublished decisions through an agency reading room, reversing a district court decision and settling a FOIA lawsuit.
BIA Decision Removes DACA as Basis to Dismiss Deportation Cases
A Board of Immigration Appeals ruling eliminates immigration judges' authority to dismiss removal cases based on valid DACA status alone, materially weakening protections for hundreds of thousands of DACA holders nationwide.
BIA precedent decision weakens DACA protections in removal proceedings
The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that DACA status alone cannot stop deportation proceedings. Immigration judges must now consider all factors in the case, potentially affecting over 500,000 recipients.
BIA ruling narrows DACA protection in deportation cases
The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a binding precedent holding that DACA status alone does not prevent deportation. Immigration judges must now weigh other factors in removal proceedings, weakening what was once an automatic shield.
BIA Decision Limits DACA as Grounds for Terminating Removal
Board of Immigration Appeals precedent in Matter of Santiago-Santiago holds DACA status alone insufficient to terminate removal proceedings, affecting hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients.
BIA Rules DACA No Longer Automatically Stops Deportation Proceedings
The Board of Immigration Appeals published a new precedent decision holding that immigration judges cannot terminate removal proceedings based solely on DACA status. Practitioners must now address all factors, including government prosecutorial interests, in deportation cases involving DACA recipients.
The Board of Immigration Appeals is reshaping immigration law through precedent decisions
The Trump administration has reshaped the Board of Immigration Appeals to issue binding precedent decisions that restrict bond eligibility and asylum relief, fundamentally changing how immigration judges nationwide adjudicate cases.
Federal Court Blocks Key Pieces of BIA Appeals Rule
U.S. District Court for D.C. halted significant portions of a Trump-Vance administration rule that would have eliminated meaningful appellate review before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Judge blocks DOJ rule limiting immigration appeals, reinstates BIA review
A federal judge vacated core provisions of a DOJ rule that would have shortened appeal deadlines from 30 to 10 days and made it easier for the Board of Immigration Appeals to dismiss cases summarily without review.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Fast-Track Immigration Appeals Rule
A D.C. federal court blocked key provisions of the Trump administration's Interim Final Rule that would have eliminated meaningful Board of Immigration Appeals review. What stays blocked and how your appeal timeline works now.
Supreme Court Settles Standard for Asylum Appeals: Deferential Review Now Required
In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court unanimously held that federal courts of appeals must apply substantial-evidence review—not de novo review—when assessing BIA persecution determinations in asylum cases. Practitioners must revise appeal strategy.
DOJ Interim Final Rule Narrows BIA Appeals, Accelerates Removal Timelines
The Department of Justice published an interim final rule effective March 9, 2026, that shortens BIA appeal deadlines from 30 to 10 days and makes dismissal the default outcome for most appeals.
DOJ's New Rule on BIA Appeals: 10-Day Deadline, Summary Dismissal as Default
The Department of Justice issued an interim final rule fundamentally reshaping Board of Immigration Appeals review. Filing deadlines shorten, merits review becomes discretionary, and practitioners must adjust appellate strategy immediately.
Board of Immigration Appeals expands third-country deportations for asylum seekers
A new Board of Immigration Appeals ruling makes it easier for DHS to deport asylum seekers to countries they have never visited, before their asylum cases are heard on the merits.
Supreme Court Rules Noncitizens Can Appeal to Circuit Court Without BIA Reconsideration
In Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, the Supreme Court held that deportation-defense attorneys don't need to request Board of Immigration Appeals reconsideration before filing federal court appeals.