What is a Joint Motion to Reopen? Joint motion to reopen if a form of prosecutorial discretion exercised by a lawyer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Chief Counsel. These are the lawyers who represent the US government in immigration courts. A joint motion to reopen is a motion agreed to by both […]
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Arriving Alien Adjustment of Status – No Authority for the BIA to Reopen Old Exclusion, Deportation, or Removal Cases
On October 28, 2009, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) issued a precedent decision in Matter of Yauri, 25 I. & N. Dec. 103 (BIA 2009). Our colleague, Nadine Wettstein, wrote a great article on this case on the website for Immigration Impact, that we thought was important to share with our readers. This new […]