ALCANTARA-PEREZ

Citations

• 23 I. & N. Dec. 882

Syllabus

ALCANTARA-PEREZ, 23 I&N Dec. 882 (BIA 2006) ID 3526 (PDF) (1) When the Board of Immigration Appeals has remanded the record for completion of background and security checks and new information that may affect the alien's eligibility for relief is revealed, the Immigration Judge has discretion to determine whether to conduct an additional hearing to consider the new evidence before entering an order granting or denying relief. (2) When a proceeding is remanded for background and security checks, but no new information is presented as a result of those checks, the Immigration Judge should enter an order granting relief.