Category Archives: removal proceedings

Matter of Diji: The Board Killed a 25-Year Notice Rule It Didn’t Need To

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Mike Baker

Ifeanyi Diji showed up to collect his green card and learned he had already lost. On June 3, 2025, he walked into his marriage-based adjustment interview, married to a United States citizen, and found out an Immigration Judge had ordered … Continue reading →

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Protected From Deportation, Deported Anyway

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Mike Baker

A protected man, a blank space on a removal notice, and a government working down a list of countries until one says yes. Nabil reports to a federal building on a morning he expects to be routine. He has done … Continue reading →

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DACA Doesn’t End Removal — BIA Reverses IJ Who Terminated Proceedings Without Weighing DHS Opposition

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Mike Baker

⚖️ Multi-Decision Alert — BIA & USCIS — April–May 2026 Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)  |  Matter of C-P-Y-, 29 I&N Dec. 610 (BIA 2026)  |  USCIS PM-602-0198 (Apr. 10, 2026) Thirty days. Three rulings. The … Continue reading →

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