THE BIA SAYS THAT A NOTICE GOING TO THE SPAM FOLDER DOES NOT EXCUSE FAILURE TO COMPLY

Matter of John ARCINIEGAS-PATINO, 28 I&N Dec. 883 (BIA 2025) Where parties were properly served with electronic notice of the briefing schedule, arepresentative’s failure to diligently monitor the inbox, including the spam folder, of theemail address of record does not excuse a party’s failure to comply with briefing deadlines. In the case Matter of John … Read more

EOIR Launches Respondent Access Portal

EOIR Launches Respondent Access Portal

On July 2, 2024, EOIR sent out a Stakeholder Update by email announcing the launch of the Respondent Access Portal. Per the announcement, this will be a phased enrollment which will allow unrepresented respondents to access the Electronic Record of Proceedings for their Immigration Court (EOIR) case. This will make it much easier for unrepresented … Read more