United States Board of Immigration Appeals

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws. It is composed of 11 Board Members, including the Chairman and Vice Chairman who share responsibility for Board management. The Board is located at EOIR headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Generally, the Board does not conduct courtroom proceedings - it decides appeals by conducting a "paper review" of cases. On rare occasions, however, the Board does hear oral arguments of appealed cases, predominately at headquarters. Website: www.usdoj.gov/eoir/biainfo.htm

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Matter of M-D 23 September 2013 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) \| Countries: Cameroon - United States of America
Matter of H-L-H- & Z-Y-Z- 26 March 2010 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Forced sterilization / Abortion - One-child policy / Family planning - Sexual and reproductive rights - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution \| Countries: China - United States of America
In re A-T- 26 September 2007 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution \| Countries: Mali - United States of America
In re C-C- 23 March 2006 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Decision on admissibility - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Women-at-risk \| Countries: China - United States of America
Matter of C-A-L- Appeal dismissed as the applicant was not able to establish that he would have a well-founded fear of persecution in other parts of the country. 21 February 1997 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Countries: Guatemala - United States of America
In re Fauziya Kasinga 13 June 1996 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution \| Countries: Togo - United States of America
Matter of Sanchez and Escobar Deportation proceedings. 15 October 1985 \| Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Social group persecution - Standard of proof \| Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

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