The New York Times reported today that the American Bar Association (ABA)called on Congress to overhaul the current Immigration Court system and create a new, independent court in light of pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the Immigration Courts across the country are overwhelmed under an increasing caseload. According to the article, Congress has debated overhauling the immigration laws to legalize status to millions of illegal immigrants for the [...]

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), has made accessible to the public the Immigration Judge Benchbook. The pubic can now view the various reference materials Immigration Judges across the country use when rendering their decisions in deportation cases. The Benchbook was initially established in 1985 as a reference guide for Immigration Judges. In 2007, it was updated to bring together legal reasoning [...]

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced today that ten immigration judges were sworn in on April 24, 2009 at the EOIR Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. The judges were appointed by the Attorney General and they now join the ranks of over 220 immigration judges located throughout the 50 immigration courts nationwide. What [...]

If you in the country illegally, you can expect at some point to be served with a Notice to Appear (NTA) before an Immigration Judge. The NTA should included a date, time and place at which you must present yourself before an Immigration Judge or risk deportation in absentia. This tutorial briefly describes the Immigration [...]

First, let us admit our bias here. We are immigration attorneys and have a vested interest in being hired. Our business does not survive without clients. But the truth is that even a non-immigration lawyer will tell you that if you get a Deportation Notice from the USCIS you should immediately contact an immigration lawyer [...]