Category Archives: Board of Immigration Appeals

BIA Overrules Arrabally: Advance Parole Travel Is Now a “Departure” — And DACA Recipients Just Lost Their Last Clean Path to a Green Card

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Mike Baker

The Board of Immigration Appeals just took away the only clean path a whole category of DACA recipients had left. Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA Aug. 13, 2026) (Interim Decision #4233), overrules Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, … Continue reading →

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⚖️ Matter of Lopez Rico: One Ballot, Counted Twice — and the Fifth Amendment Trap

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Mike Baker

The Board made unlawful voting a significant adverse factor and held that taking the Fifth can be used against you. Fourteen years between the ballot and the order. Matter of Lopez Rico, 29 I&N Dec. 780 (BIA 2026), Interim Decision … Continue reading →

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IIRIRA at 28: The Law That Still Runs Every Removal Case in America

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Mike Baker

→ READ THE FULL STATUTEPub. L. 104-208, Div. C (IIRIRA) — PDF In This Post Admission Redefined Unlawful Presence Bars Prior Removal Bars Expedited Removal Detention: § 236 & 236(c) Aggravated Felony “Conviction” Defined Removal Proceedings Cancellation of Removal Judicial … Continue reading →

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BIA Reverses Anglophone Withholding Grant in Matter of E-N-N- — Credibility Shortcuts and the Wrong Standard Cost This Case

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Mike Baker

⚖️ BIA Precedent Decision — 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026) Matter of E-N-N-: IJ Finds Credibility, Gets the Standard Wrong, BIA Vacates Posted: April 23, 2026  |  Citation: 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026)  |  Decided: March 20, 2026 … Continue reading →

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Matter of O-Y-A-E- (BIA 2025): BIA Clarifies Convention Against Torture Standard—Old Threats Alone Are Not Enough

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Mike Baker

BIA Tightens CAT Protection: Matter of O-Y-A-E- Read the official opinion: Matter of O-Y-A-E-, 29 I&N Dec. 190 (BIA 2025) Quick Overview New Precedent: General threats and countrywide danger no longer qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) … Continue reading →

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