Tagged #discretionary-relief
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DHS Proposes Restrictions on Discretionary Employment Authorization for Parolees, Deferred Action, and Removal Cases
DHS published a proposed rule that would restrict employment authorization eligibility for paroled aliens, deferred action recipients, and individuals with final removal orders, imposing stricter discretionary review standards.
BIA Precedent: Consider Aliens' Crimes, Not Convictions, in Exercising Discretionary Relief
A new BIA precedent holds that immigration judges must examine an alien's actual criminal conduct—not just convictions—when exercising the attorney general's discretion to grant cancellation of removal or other discretionary relief.
BIA Precedent: DACA Status Alone Won't Block Removal
The Board of Immigration Appeals has ruled that immigration judges cannot terminate removal proceedings based solely on DACA status. Practitioners must now develop additional arguments on discretionary factors.