In re R-A-, Respondent (Board decision, January 19, 2005)

Plain-English summary

The Attorney General remanded the case to the Board of Immigration Appeals for reconsideration following final publication of a proposed rule. The order directed the Board to reconsider its decision in light of the final rule. It did not resolve the merits of the respondent's claim.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: 65 Fed. Reg. 76,588 (Dec. 7, 2000)
• Outcome: The case was remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals for reconsideration.
• Key point: The Board was directed to reconsider its decision after the proposed rule was finalized.

Full text (BIA official public release)

Cite as 23 I&N Dec. 694 (A.G. 2005)
Interim Decision #3504

In re R-A-, Respondent
Decided by Attorney General January 19, 2005 Decided by Attorney General January 19, 20011 Decided by Board June 11, 1999
U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Board of Immigration Appeals

FOR APPLICANT: Jane B. Kroesche, Esquire, and Karen Musalo, Esquire, San Francisco, California FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Joe D. Whitley, General Counsel

BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
(January 19, 2005)
The case is remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals for reconsideration following final publication of the proposed rule published at 65 Fed. Reg. 76,588 (Dec. 7, 2000). The BIA should reconsider the decision in light of the final rule.

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The Attorney General’s January 19, 2001, and the Board’s June 11, 1999, decisions in this case were published as Matter of R-A-, 22 I&N Dec. 906 (A.G. 2001; BIA 1999).

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