On August 3, 2016, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) dismissed the appeal of a respondent denied release on bond. The Appellant, a conditional resident, had come to… CONTINUE
BIA Holds That A Witness Testifying About Events He Or She Has Experienced Has Personal Knowledge Of The Matters Addressed And The Federal Rules Of Evidence Requirements Regarding The Admission Of Expert And Lay Testimony Do Not Apply. Additionally, Conduct By An Immigration Judge (IJ) That Is Bullying Or Hostile To A Witness Is Inappropriate, Particularly When It Involves A Minor, And May Result In A Remand To a New IJ.
On November 23, 2015, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) vacated a decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) denying a 15 year-old’s request for withholding of removal and… CONTINUE
BIA Holds Immigration Judge Can Use Significant Similarities Between Claims Filed in Separate Proceedings to Make an Adverse Credibility Determination if a Three-Part Framework is Followed.
BIA HOLDS IMMIGRATION JUDGE CAN USE SIGNIFICANT SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CLAIMS FILED IN SEPARATE PROCEEDINGS TO MAKE AN ADVERSE CREDIBILITY DETERMINATION IF A THREE-PART FRAMEWORK IS FOLLOWED. On September 8, 2015,… CONTINUE
