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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 Castrejon-Colino

28 October 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigrants - Immigration law | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Matter of Garcia-Ramirez

28 October 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Immigration law | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Matter of J-R-R-A-

11 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Mentally disadvantaged persons - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Honduras - United States of America

Matter of Z-Z-O-

26 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of Z-Z-O-

26 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Appeal / Right to appeal - Forced sterilization / Abortion - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to family life - Visas - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of L-A-C-

19 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Matter of J-H-J-

12 May 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of A-R-C-G- et al.

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Domestic violence - Gender-based persecution - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: El Salvador - Guatemala - United States of America

Matter of C-C-I-

22 August 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment

Matter of P-S-H-

1 July 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: India - United States of America

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