After a hiatus resulting from the failure of EOIR’s computer servers, IRAC is pleased to release an updated version of its Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals.  The Index is organized by subject matter and contains links to helpful rulings selected from an ongoing review of more than 7,500 unpublished BIA decisions. 

The Index now contains decisions issued through Aug. 27, 2014, including recent decisions stating:

• Grand theft under Cal. Penal Code 487(b)(3) is not a fraud-related aggravated felony

• Burglary under Fla. Stat. 810.02(2)(a) is not a categorical crime involving moral turpitude

• Noncitizens who illegally re-enter the country while under a 3- or 10-year unlawful presence bar are not inadmissible after the expiration of the bar

• Subjecting U.S. citizen children to female genital mutilation (FGM) constitutes exceptional and extremely unusual hardship

• Psychological and verbal abuse can amount to “extreme cruelty” under VAWA

• Administrative closure may be appropriate in removal proceedings when USCIS has not forward the record for an appeal of a denied Form I-130

• A continuance was warranted to permit the respondent to obtain and review a copy of his A-file

• DHS failed to meet its burden of proving the respondent was admitted under the Visa Waiver Program

To purchase the Index, first click here to log in or sign up for a free account on Scribd.com, and then click here to enter your credit card information. Customers who forward their purchase confirmation to bwinograd@irac.net will receive monthly emails containing links to all new decisions added since the last update.

Individuals who have purchased the 2014 edition of Index may download the updated version for no additional charge.

If you have questions or comments about the Index, or an unpublished BIA decision that you would like to share, please email author Ben Winograd.