Are Administratively Closed Immigration Court Cases Still “Safe”?
On May 17, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions overruled a Immigration Judge’s decision in Matter of CASTRO-TUM, 27 I&N Dec. 187, clarifying that immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) does not have the authority to administratively close cases indefinitely. What does this mean? In short, you can no longer request prosecutorial discretion […]
How Jeff Sessions’ recent decision affects Asylum seekers
You may have heard in the news that the current Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has been making changes this year. As the Attorney General, Sessions has the authority to refer cases to himself for review and to overturn a decision by the Board of Appeals (BIA). Most recently, he rendered moot the 2014 BIA decision […]
