
AG Discusses Broad Authority to Certify and Review BIA Decisions (Matter of A-B-)
In Matter of A-B-, Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed his authority to certify cases for review and the powers of the Attorney General more broadly.

In Matter of A-B-, Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed his authority to certify cases for review and the powers of the Attorney General more broadly.

In Matter of L-E-A-, Attorney General William Barr rejected several jurisdictional challenges to the Attorney General’s authority to certify BIA decisions for review.

There are EOIR fees and BIA fees for certain applications and motions before an IJ or before the BIA. In certain cases, a fee waiver may be available for inability

In Sanchez v. Sessions, the Seventh Circuit stayed an alien’s removal to review his motion to reopen with the BIA for consideration of eligibility for cancellation of removal.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Pereira v. Sessions, a case involving the requirements for a notice to appear to trigger the stop-time rule for cancellation of removal.

In Montano-Vega v. Holder, the Tenth Circuit rejected a challenge to 8 C.F.R. 1003.4 made by an alien who departed with an appeal of a grant of voluntary departure denial.