BIA Jurisdiction Webinar

By immigrationprof

October 10, 2010

From the Immigrant Legal Resource Center:

Thursday, October 14, 2010, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm PDT (1.5 CA MCLE)

Presenters:

Nora Privitera, ILRC Special Projects Attorney

Lory D. Rosenberg, Amnesty International Policy & Advocacy Director

Deadline to register: 10/12/10

Click here to register

New! You can now purchase webinar recordings on CDs that can be viewed on your computer!

This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of BIA jurisdiction, and will also discuss how to challenge BIA decisions on jurisdictional grounds.

Topics will include:
    * General BIA Jurisdiction over IJ decisions
    * IJ Decisions over which BIA has no jurisdiction
    * General BIA Jurisdiction over DHS decisions
    * DHS decisions over which BIA has no jurisdiction
    * Issues arising over deadline to appeal
              Whether deadline is jurisdictional
              Where motion for reconsideration has been filed
              Requesting reissuance of BIA decision
    * Types of Decisions
              Summary dismissals and grounds for
              Cases warranting a 3-member panel review
              En banc review
    * Scope of Jurisdiction over DHS decisions
              Questions of law
              Questions of fact
              BIA authority to “re-weigh” facts
    * Precedential Value of BIA decisions
              Published decisions
              Unpublished decisions
    * Review authority over BIA decisions
             Attorney General
             Appellate Courts
                 Direct appeals
                 Motions to reopen

See entire calendar & register: www.ilrc.org/seminars