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Post-Pereira, the DOJ Chooses Harsh IJ Performance Metrics Over Compliance With Supreme Court Mandate

Post-Pereira, the DOJ Chooses Harsh IJ Performance Metrics Over Compliance With Supreme Court Mandate

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 20, 2018 | Immigration, Immigration Practice | 3 comments

It is starting to appear the Department of Justice has chosen not to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision in Pereira v. Sessions because doing so would conflict with the agency’s self-imposed deportation quotas it is placing on Immigration Judges,...
FOIA Results for the BIA Webpage (Intranet)

FOIA Results for the BIA Webpage (Intranet)

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 19, 2018 | FOIA | 0 comments

About two months ago I received a document called the “BIA Style Guide” in response to a FOIA request and saw multiple references in the Style Guide to something called the “BIA Webpage” which appeared to be an intranet of sorts, with...
FOIA Results: Immigration Judges’ Conference Materials for 2018

FOIA Results: Immigration Judges’ Conference Materials for 2018

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 21, 2018 | FOIA, Immigration, Immigration Practice | 1 comment

Every summer the Immigration Judges from around the country meet in suburban Washington D.C. for a training session. The training materials are interesting, because they help us understand the IJs’ thinking on specific issues. The 2018 conference was held at the...
BIA Style Manual and Other Policies and Procedures

BIA Style Manual and Other Policies and Procedures

by Matthew Hoppock | Jul 16, 2018 | BIA Best Practices, FOIA | 1 comment

I received a final response on my FOIA request for any memoranda or guidance directed to BIA members. I was surprised by how much we received. Here they are: BIA Style Manual_redline_Redacted (242 pgs) 15-05 Handling Cases Involving Certain Applications for...
Pereira v. Sessions Opens Multiple New Doors to Defend Against Removal

Pereira v. Sessions Opens Multiple New Doors to Defend Against Removal

by Matthew Hoppock | Jun 22, 2018 | Immigration, Motions to Reopen, Removal Defense | 0 comments

Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Pereira v. Sessions appears fairly technical and narrow, it isn’t. It casts a light on a practice by the DHS dating back to 1996. In nearly all cases the DHS has served a deficient charging document, called a...
“No Dark Courtrooms” is the Secret EOIR Policy That May Ruin Your Summer

“No Dark Courtrooms” is the Secret EOIR Policy That May Ruin Your Summer

by Matthew Hoppock | Jun 1, 2018 | Immigration, Immigration Practice, Removal Defense | 0 comments

Some concerning developments in the last few days require writing this post when we still don’t have all of the details. Apparently the Immigration Courts are implementing a system of “No Dark Courtrooms,” which may mean Immigration Courts operating...
Immigration Litigation Bulletin – July, 2016 to November, 2017

Immigration Litigation Bulletin – July, 2016 to November, 2017

by Matthew Hoppock | May 31, 2018 | FOIA | 0 comments

Without any explanation, the Department of Justice stopped posting its “Immigration Litigation Bulletin” online in mid-2016. The older versions are online here. The Immigration Litigation Bulletin is a publication by the Department of Justice’s...
Three Operation Janus Updates in the Pending Cases in Federal Court

Three Operation Janus Updates in the Pending Cases in Federal Court

by Matthew Hoppock | May 15, 2018 | Denaturalization, Immigration | 0 comments

Three of the pending Operation Janus cases which had been largely dormant the last few months have now been updated on PACER. As I have written previously, these cases are “locked” on PACER, meaning you can read the titles of the documents that have been...
Supreme Court Concludes “Crime of Violence” is Unconstitutionally Vague

Supreme Court Concludes “Crime of Violence” is Unconstitutionally Vague

by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 17, 2018 | Immigration, Removal Defense | 0 comments

Dimaya v. Sessions – Sessions loses. And the cherry on top? Gorsuch casts the deciding vote and writes a compelling concurrence. So, what does this mean? I will have a lot more to say later, but my quick take: The aggravated felony of “a crime of...
USCIS Now Hiding its Naturalization Form From Military Members

USCIS Now Hiding its Naturalization Form From Military Members

by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 8, 2018 | Immigration, Naturalization | 1 comment

Yesterday the USCIS rolled out e-filing for its naturalization form for everyone except military members. But in doing so it hid the link to the N-400 form, making it fairly difficult to know what form is the correct one to use if you’re in the military (or...
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