BIA Clarifies Deadline for Appeals Following Oral Immigration Decisions
The BIA ruled that when an immigration judge (IJ) issues an oral decision, the 30-day period to file an appeal starts from the date of the oral decision, not from the mailing of a memorandum summarizing it.
The respondent’s appeal was dismissed because it was not filed by the deadline, despite the summary memorandum being mailed later.
The BIA denied the respondent’s motion to reconsider.
