BIA Announces New Rule for Review of Loss of Nationality
“This rule eliminates the Department’s Board of Appellate Review (L/BAR), which had been authorized to review certain Department determinations, in particular those related to loss of citizenship and passport denials. Because L/BAR’s jurisdiction has been superseded or made obsolete, and in large part replaced by review of loss of citizenship and passport matters by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, this rule eliminates L/BAR and authorizes on a discretionary basis an alternative, less cumbersome review of loss of nationality determinations by the Bureau of Consular Affairs. DATES: This rule is effective October 20, 2008.” Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 203 / Monday, October 20, 2008.
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