ANSELMO

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 25

Syllabus

ANSELMO, 20 I&N Dec. 25 (BIA 1989) ID 3105 (PDF) (1) The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that the Equal Accessto Justice Act (\EAJA\) \covers deportation proceedingsbefore the administrative agency as well as court proceedings reviewingdeportation decisions.\ Escobar Ruiz v. INS, 838 F.2d 1020 (9th Cir.1988) (en banc). (2) Although the Boardof Immigration Appeals disagrees with the court's holding, the decisionof the Ninth Circuit that the EAJA applies to deportation proceedingsmust be followed in deportation proceedings arising within the jurisdictionof the Ninth Circuit. (3) The Department ofJustice regulations implementing the EAJA should be applied to EAJA attorneyfee requests filed in conjunction with deportation proceedings arisingwithin the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.