AILA and Partners Submit Amicus Brief on the Meaning of “Obstruction of Justice”

AILA, the Council, and the Committee for Public Counsel Services submitted an amicus brief in the First Circuit in Silva v. Barr urging the court to reject the BIA’s newest definition of “obstruction of justice” and to find that the plain meaning of the obstruction of justice aggravated felony provision requires interference in an ongoing judicial proceeding or grand jury investigation.

Related Resources

• AILA and Others Submits Amicus Brief on Definition of Obstruction of Justice
• BIA Dismisses Respondent’s Appeal and Defines “Obstruction of Justice” Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo, 27 I&N Dec. 449 (BIA 2018)
• CA9 Says “Obstruction of Justice” Under INA §101(a)(43)(S) Unambiguously Requires a Nexus to Ongoing or Pending Proceedings (Valenzuela Gallardo v. Barr, 8/6/20)