Category: BIA
CLIENT UPDATE: BIA SETS PRECEDENT IN BOND DENIAL FOR SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSE
WHAT’S HAPPENING The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently issued a new precedential decision, Matter of Salas-Pena, which clarifies how immigration courts should decide bond requests in cases involving serious criminal allegations. In this ruling, the BIA confirmed that credible evidence of dangerous behavior, even without a criminal conviction, can be used to deny bond.… Read More