IRAC has released the April 2014 update to its Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which now contains decisions issued through April 3. Individuals who have purchased the 2014 edition of Index may download the updated version for no additional charge. The Index now contains links to cases stating: * Descamps v. United States, 133

By Ben Winograd Our featured unpublished decision for February 2014 involves waivers of inadmissibility under Section 212(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a little-known remedy available to noncitizens who unwittingly seek to enter the country on invalidly issued immigrant visas. The respondent in the case, Jin Hee Shin, A047 415 708 (BIA Feb. 4,

IRAC has released the March 2014 update to its Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals.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is organized by subject matter and contains links to helpful rulings selected from an ongoing review of more than 6,000 unpublished BIA decisions. Individuals who have purchased the 2014 edition of Index may download the updated version for

By Ben Winograd Our featured unpublished decision for January 2014 involves an issue as important as it is convoluted: when immigration judges may consult conviction records—such as an indictment or plea colloquy—to determine whether a noncitizen was convicted of a removable offense. The issue has attracted particular attention since the Supreme Court’s decision in Descamps

IRAC has released the February 2014 update to its Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals.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is organized by subject matter and contains links to helpful rulings selected from an ongoing review of more than 6,000 unpublished BIA decisions. Individuals who have purchased the 2014 edition of Index may download the