The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws. It is authorized up to 21 Board Members, including the Chairman and Vice Chairman. Generally, the BIA does not conduct courtroom proceedings – it decides appeals by conducting a “paper review” of cases. On rare occasions, however, the BIA hears oral arguments of appealed cases, predominately at headquarters.

Federal immigration appeals can apply to any case, but most often involve very serious matters, such as:

• Asylum
• Deportation, Removal, Exclusion
• Criminal Charges

If the Board of Immigration Appeals denies your case, you can file a Petition for Review with the federal appellate court having jurisdiction over the case. Usually, this must be done within 30 days of the Board’s decision.

If you have already been to immigration court and the Board of Immigration Appeals, and neither has given the results you need, you have more options. We can bring your case before federal courts. We are one of the premier immigration law firms in the United States, and have extensive knowledge of federal immigration law.

If the Board of Immigration Appeals has denied your case, you should immediately contact our office so that our lawyers can review your case and determine whether you should file a Petition for Review with the federal appellate court. Our office represents clients in federal appellate courts throughout the United States.