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BIA Issues Precedent Decision in the Matter of Fatahi, 26 I&N Dec. 791 (BIA 2016)

· August 7, 2016

In the Matter of Fatahi, 26 I&N Dec. 791 (BIA 2016), the Board of Immigration Appeals held that immigration judges should consider direct and circumstantial evidence of whether an alien presents a danger to community at large in determining whether to deny a request for release on bond in removal proceedings.

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