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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 D-R-

6 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Extrajudicial executions - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law | Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina - United States of America

Matter of Maria Armida Sosa Ventura

23 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: El Salvador - United States of America

In re Gatimi

22 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

Matter of C-T-L-

14 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Brazil - United States of America

Matter of X-M-C-

25 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of B-Y-

6 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - One-child policy / Family planning | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of H-L-H- & Z-Y-Z-

26 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | 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

Matter of T-M-H- & S-W-C-

29 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Fresh / New claim - One-child policy / Family planning | Countries: China - United States of America

Matter of Hugo Portillo-Gutierrez

30 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Right to family life | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Matter of Carrillo

21 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Aliens - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration law - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Cuba - United States of America

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