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 […]
