Seeking to avoid a waste of time and resources, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has adopted a new policy on immigration appeals in cases where there is a low probability the U.S. government will force the removal of an alien.
In a ruling that could affect more than 1,000 cases, the circuit, sitting en banc, adopted a procedure to send low-priority removal cases back to the Board of Immigration Appeals on the theory that there is no need to hear an appeal when the government is not pressing for removal.
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