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PostingsAG Refers BIA Decision to Himself for Review of Issues Relating to Administrative Closure
AILA Doc. No. 18010531 | Dated January 4, 2018 | File Size: 2941 K
Download the DocumentThe AG referred the BIA's decision to himself for review of issues related to whether IJs and the BIA have the authority to order administrative closure in immigration proceedings, and stayed the BIA's decision pending the AG's review. Interested amici may submit briefs not exceeding 9,000 words by 2/16/18. Matter of Castro-Tum, 27 I&N Dec. 187 (A.G. 2018)
Note: on January 25, 2018, the date for submitting an amicus brief on the AG Amicus invitation was extended. The new date is February 16, 2018. The order extending the date has been added to the end of the decision.
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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18010531.
Open the DocumentRelated Resources
- BIA Vacates IJ's Order of Administrative Closure - Matter of Castro-Tum, unpublished, 11/27/17
- BIA Holds IJs Can Grant Opposed Motion for Administrative Closure - Matter of Avetisyan, 25 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2012)
- BIA Clarifies Matter of Avetisyan Regarding Administrative Closure - Matter of W-Y-U-, 27 I&N Dec. 17 (BIA 2017)
Amicus Briefs
- American Immigration Council Submits Amicus Brief on Administrative Closure"
- Retired Immigration Judges and Former Members of the BIA Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Administrative Closure in Matter of Castro Tum
- Law Professors, Law Students, and Nonprofit Organizations Submit Amicus Brief in Support of Respondent in Matter of Castro Tum
- American Bar Association Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Administrative Closure in Matter of Castro Tum
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