On June 28, 2024 the BIA invited amici to brief the following question: “What’s the scope of the Immigration Choose’s responsibility to develop the file for a professional se respondent? See, e.g., Arteaga-Ramirez v. Barr, 954 F.3d 812 (fifth Cir. 2020); Matter of J-F-F-, 23 I&N Dec. 912, 922 (A.G. 2006); Matter of S-M-J-, 21 I&N Dec. 722, 723-24, 28-29 (BIA 1997); see additionally Quintero v. Garland, 998 F.3d 612, 623-26 (4th Cir. 2021) (discussing attainable sources of authority for such an obligation). Is that this responsibility affected by particular person traits of the respondent, similar to training degree or language potential?”
The Spherical Desk of former IJs and BIA Members filed this brief, authored by former IJ Hon. Jeffrey S. Chase.
“Jeffrey S. Chase is an immigration lawyer in New York Metropolis. Jeffrey is a former Immigration Choose and Senior Authorized Advisor on the Board of Immigration Appeals. He’s the founding father of the Spherical Desk of Former Immigration Judges, which was awarded AILA’s 2019 Advocacy Award. Jeffrey can also be a previous recipient of AILA’s Professional Bono Award. He sits on the Board of Administrators of the Affiliation of Deportation Protection Attorneys, and Central American Authorized Help.”
