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BIA- Form I-9 Admissible to Support Charges of Removability Against an Alien And to Determine His or Her Eigibility for Relief From Removal

A Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) is admissible in immigration proceedings to support charges of removability against an alien and to determine his or  her eligibility for relief from removal.  For more details please see Matter of Ezra Kibichii BETT (Cite as 26 I&N Dec. 437 (BIA 2014) ) - Interim Decision #3818.


DHS, DOJ Announce Rule to Bar Asylum for Aliens Who Pose Security Threats and Public Health Risks

Release Date

12/29/2025

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a Federal Register notice that clarifies when aliens may be ineligible for asylum or withholding of removal because they pose a danger to the security of the United States due to certain public health emergencies.  

EOIR Shutdown Information

Immigration courts nationwide are continuing to adjudicate detained cases. Court functions that support the detained caseload will continue, but other functions are suspended. For specific information about a particular court, please see below.

BIA on Ineligibility of Grandfathered Spouse

According to BIA a spouse or child accompanying or following to join a principal grandfathered alien cannot qualify as a derivative grandfathered alien for purposes of section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(i) (2006), by virtue of a spouse or child relationship that arose after April 30, 2001.

For more details click the link or attachment.  Matter of Charlemagne Micabalo ESTRADA and Matter of Vanessa Joan ESTRADA