| Immigration Appeals
When an individual whom the government alleges is in the United States illegally is discovered, then the individual will be palced in "removal proceedings". These proceedings, until a few years ago, were called "deportation proceedings", but today, they are sometimes still referred to by that name. The removal proceedings are cases, very similar to criminal cases, by the United States Government against the individual, and the Judge is an Immigration Judge.
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If the individual in removal proceedings loses his or her case, then an order of removal (deportation) from the United States is entered. He or she may wish to appeal the case to a tribunal in Virginia known as the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA acts as an appellate court in immigration cases, and, when a case is appealed to the BIA, the BIA will make a decision as to whether or not they believe that the Immigraiton Judge's decision was correct and will make a ruling accordingly.
There is a relatively new practice by the BIA of Affirming Without Opinion (AWO). This means the BIA simply says there is nothing wrong with the Immigration Judge's decision, but does not offer any explanation as to why. This practice has contributed significantly to the United States Court of Appeals' caseloads over the last several years.
If the individual does not believe the BIA's decision was appropriate, then he or she may appeal the case to the United States Court of Appeals for that circuit.
I have found that very few immigration lawyers will handle cases past the BIA level. Many are not admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals or for some other reason prefer not to handle such cases. I do handle appeals from the BIA to the United States Courts of Appeals, and this is my favorite area of immigration law to practice.
I had the priviliege of arguing the Bustamante-Barrera case case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bustamante-Barrera v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 388, 397 (5th Cir. 2006), cert. denied, 127 S.Ct. 1247 (2007). The decision can be viewed at: http://altlaw.org/v1/cases/1139606
My office handles all types of immigration appeals cases, and I have a team of highly experienced immigration attorneys to call on and refer to in any type of case that could arise.
In some cases, the facts of the case or the current state of the law is such that there is very little chance of winning in any appeal. In that case, some individuals wish to appeal either because they wish to be an agent for change of the law, or simply to buy time and avoid removal from the country for the time the case is pending before any appeals court. Sometimes this is possible.
An individual in any of these circumstances should have an attorney who believes in his or her case, and who is willing to see it through. If you would like to discuss your case with me, please call or email me. Just click on the "Contact Us" link on the left, above, and I would be glad to talk to you about your matter. I have a wealth of resources that allows me to provide quality representation for your particular circumstances before the BIA or the United States Courts of Appeals for a fee that is much less than most attorneys charge for the same service.
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