Osuna Named BIA Chair

Juan P. Osuna (official bio) has been named chair of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Osuna, 45, was appointed to the board in 2000 and became acting chair in August 2006. He is the first Latino to head the board.   From June 1, 2005, to October 2, 2006, he served as Acting Vice-Chairman.

Osuna received B.A. degree in 1985 from George Washington University, J.D. in 1988 from the Washington College of Law at American University, and a master of arts degree in law and international affairs in 1989 from American University’s School of International Service. From April 1990 to December 1999, Osuna served at West Group as senior principal attorney editor, managing editor, associate editor, and assistant editor. From 1997 to August 2000, Osuna also served as a consultant for Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., in Washington, DC, where he edited a number of publications. Previously, he taught law at the Federal Judicial Center’s Division of Court Education, in Washington, DC, and at American University, where he was an adjunct professor in the University’s Washington Semester Program. Osuna is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

KJ