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Legality of the Rulemaking ...........................................................................................31 Constitutionality and Legality of “Affirmances Without Opinion”.................................32 Due Process.......................................................................................................32 Administrative Law ...........................................................................................35 Violation of the Regulations ..............................................................................37 “PROCEDURAL REFORMS”: PRACTICAL EFFECTS.........................................................39 Reducing the BIA Backlog............................................................................................39 Shifting the Backlog to the Federal Courts ....................................................................40 “PROCEDURAL REFORMS”: CAUSING ERROR, INJURY................................................41 Tang v. Ashcroft ...........................................................................................................41 Tuhin v. Ashcroft ..........................................................................................................42 Herbert v. Ashcroft .......................................................................................................44 Georgis v. Ashcroft .......................................................................................................45 El Moraghy v. Ashcroft..................................................................................................46 2
TABLE OF APPENDICES 1. Board of Immigration Appeals: Procedural Reforms to Improve Case Management, 67 Fed. Reg. 54,878, 54,879 (Aug. 26, 2002) (codified at 8 C.F.R. Part 3) 2. Letters dated April 21, 2003 and April 17, 2003 from U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, to Dorsey & Whitney LLP 3. Memorandum from Paul W. Schmidt, Chairman of the BIA, to all BIA Members (Aug. 28, 2000) 4. Bar Chart: Immigration to the United States, by Decade, 1821-2000 5. Bar Chart: Number of Aliens Expelled, by Decade, 1892-2002 6. Bar Chart: Number of Aliens Expelled, by Year, 1961-2002 7. Pie Chart: Reasons for Expulsion, 1991-2002 8. Bar Chart: BIA Appeals Filed, 1992-2003 9. Bar Chart: BIA Appeals Decided, 1992-2002 10. Bar Chart: BIA Appeals Filed and Decided, 1992-2002 11. Bar Chart: BIA Backlog, 1992-2002 12. The BIA Backlog: Data and Estimates 13. Data Supporting Backlog Calculations 14. AG Order No. 2062-96, 61 Fed. Reg. 59303, 59305 (Nov. 22, 1996); AG Order No. 2180-98, 63 Fed. Reg. 51511, 51518 (Sept. 28, 1998); AG Order No. 2297-2000, 65 Fed. Reg. 20063, 20068 (Apr. 14, 2000) 15. Procedural Rules: Aliens and Nationality, 8.C.F.R. §§ 1.1-3.11 (1999) 16. Executive Office of Immigration Review; Board of Immigration Appeals: Streamlining Rules, 64 Fed. Reg. 56,135 (Oct. 18, 1999) (codified at 8 C.F.R. Part 3) 17. Memorandum from Paul W. Schmidt, Chairman of the BIA, to all BIA Members (Nov. 1, 2000) 18. Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, “Schmidt Steps Down as Board Chairman” (Mar. 20, 2001) 19. Memorandum from Lori L. Scialabba, Acting Chairman of the BIA, to all BIA Members (Apr. 10, 2001) 3
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Appendix 5 Number of Aliens Expelle
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Appendix 7 Reasons for Expulsion, 1
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Appendix 9 BIA Appeals Decided, 199
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Appendix 11 BIA Backlog, 1992-2002
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Appendix 20 Total BIA Cases Receive
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Appendix 31 Rise in Backlog at Fede
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