Important Facts You Should Know About Immigration Appeals

Challenges to immigration court decisions are reviewed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).The Board has a maximum of 21 judges. In the latest year for which statistics exist, the BIA received 39,028 appeals.That means, when the BIA is fully staffed, each Board member must handle 1,858 cases per year.Put another way, this equals 155 decisions per Board member per month.Can justice, fairness, and due process prevail in such a truncated system?Recommended Links For More Information:Immigration Appeals: 49 Minutes For Justice, Fairness, And Due ProcessToo Much Due Process For Immigrants In Deportation Hearings?