In Matter of Silva-Rodriguez, the BIA overruled a one-year continuance to give a respondent time to establish genuine rehabilitation for former 212(c) relief.
In Matter of Roussis, the BIA held that the IJ cannot cede his or her exclusive jurisdiction over adjustment of status applications in deportation proceedings.
In Pereira v. Sessions, SCOTUS held that a notice to appear must include the time and date of proceedings under 239(a)(1) to trigger the stop-time rule.
In Matter of Bermudez-Cota, the BIA held that an NTA that does not specify the time and place of removal hearings vests authority in IJ if followed by Notice of Hearing.
In Duron v. Johnson, the Fifth Circuit held that it had no jurisdiction to consider claims brought by children of an alien ordered removed under the INA.
Matter of Medina-Jimenez stated that the categorical approach does not govern whether violating an order of protection makes an alien ineligible for cancellation of removal.
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