Regulatory assault on immigrants continues at the appellate level: Department of Justice (DOJ) proposal aims to speed up appeals; reverse circuit court trends by ending the independent freestanding authority of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and Immigration Judges (IJs) to administratively close cases or reopen cases sua sponte; and authorizes the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Director-essentially a political appointee who is not a judge to decide cases

by Charles Honeyman | Aug 29, 2020 | Hon. Charles M. Honeyman, Immigration law policy and updates, Immigration News