Board of Immigration Appeals

Board of Immigration Appeals
Seal of the Executive Office for Immigration Review
Agency overview
Formed1940
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersFalls Church, Virginia
Agency executives
  • David Neal[1], Acting EOIR Director
  • David H. Wetmore, Chief Appellate Immigration Judge
Parent agencyExecutive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice
WebsiteBoard of Immigration Appeals

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is an administrative appellate body within the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the United States Department of Justice responsible for reviewing decisions of the U.S. immigration courts and certain actions of U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services, U.S Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The BIA was established in 1940 after the Immigration and Naturalization Service was transferred from the United States Department of Labor to the Department of Justice.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Meet the Director". www.justice.gov. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ United States Department of Justice (2015-01-13). "Evolution of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Pre-1983". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-05. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ United States Department of Justice (September 4, 1940). "5 Fed Reg 3502" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2021.