Immigration & Visas
Immigration Appeals Board: It Will Generally Not Reopen a Removal Case So an Arriving Noncitizen Can Pursue a Green Card
In the precedent decision Matter of Pierre-Louis, issued October 30, the Board of Immigration Appeals said it will generally not use its own-motion authority to reopen a final removal case so an arriving noncitizen can pursue adjustment of status before USCIS — pointing instead to a DHS stay of removal.