Category Archives: BIA

BIA Narrows Path for Relief: Arizona’s Meth Laws & the Realistic Probability Test in Immigration Cases

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Mike Baker

Matter of Benjamin Felix-Figueroa, 29 I&N Dec. 157 (BIA 2025): The New Front Line on the Realistic Probability Test Key Point for Lawyers and Advocates: The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) just clarified in Matter of Benjamin Felix-Figueroa, 29 I&N … Continue reading →

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Administrative Closure Explained: When Detention Means No Pause

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Mike Baker

Administrative Closure in Immigration Court: How Detention Blocks the Pause Button By Michael D. Baker | Updated June 7, 2025 Key Takeaway: The Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) 2025 decision in Matter of B-N-K-, 29 I&N Dec. 96 (BIA 2025) … Continue reading →

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When Paperwork Errors Don’t End Cases: The New Rules for Defective NTAs After Lopez-Ticas

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Mike Baker

Defective NTAs After Lopez-Ticas: How Recent BIA Rulings Reshape Removal Proceedings Posted on May 29, 2025 by Immigration Law Team A Notice to Appear (NTA) is the formal document that starts removal proceedings in immigration court. For years, missing information—such … Continue reading →

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Relief Application Waived if Not Filed by IJ’s Deadline, BIA Rules

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mike Baker

Matter of R-C-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 74 (BIA 2020) (pdf) (1) After an Immigration Judge has set a firm deadline for filing an application for relief, the respondent’s opportunity to file the application may be deemed waived, prior to a … Continue reading →

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BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 27 (3887 – 3984) Executive Office for Immigration Review 2017-2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mike Baker

MIRANDA-CORDIERO, 27 I&N Dec. 551 (BIA 2019) ID 3953 (PDF) Pursuant to section 240(b)(5)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(B) (2012), neither rescission of an in absentia order of removal nor termination of the proceedings is … Continue reading →

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