Archive for the ‘BIA’ Category

David Neal Promoted as Acting Chair of BIA

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Minor adjustment was made in the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) by the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Mr. David L. Neal, who was Vice Chair since, January 2009, was elevated to Acting Chair of BIA in June. The EOIR also issued a revised fact sheet ...

AILF Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter on SC and BIA’s Decisions

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

The American Immigration Law Foundation’s (AILF’s) Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter has highlighted that over the past few weeks, the Supreme Court (SC) issued two decisions in immigration related cases, heard arguments in a third immigration case, and granted a petition for certiorari in a fourth case. In the Flores-Figueroa Case, the ...

EOIR Suspends Five Attorneys Under Rules of Professional Conduct

Friday, May 15th, 2009

As a part of disciplinary actions under Rules of Professional Conduct, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) have initiated disciplinary actions against five attorneys by immediately suspending them and six others have received final orders. However, attorney Kelechi Charles Emeziem was reinstated after completion of his 18-month suspension before ...