Something strange is afoot and it may have wide implications for immigrants who get deported while their appeals are pending. We have no confirmation at this time of what is happening, but several recent signs make it seem that ICE is either significantly overhauling...
This afternoon we received a helpful decision from the Eleventh Circuit in a long-pending appeal about post-departure motions to reopen. Because this has been a topic of much litigation lately (and affects many people who have been deported and would be interested in...
Last week the Supreme Court issued its decision in Mata v. Lynch, which held that an immigrant who sought to reopen his removal proceedings late because of his prior attorney's bad acts could appeal the denial of his motion to the federal courts. And while the court...
I just received awesome news from a fellow immigration practitioner that the First Circuit has rejected the "Departure Bar" to motions to reopen proceedings in a new decision called Perez Santana v. Holder. The phrase "Departure Bar" refers to several...