FEDE

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 35

Syllabus

FEDE, 20 I&N Dec. 35 (BIA 1989) ID 3106 (PDF) (1) A regulation promulgatedby the Attorney General has the force and effect of law as to immigrationjudges and the Board of Immigration Appeals. (2) As the Attorney Generalhas determined by regulation that immigration proceedings do not comewithin the scope of the Equal Access to Justice Act, absent a regulatorychange or controlling court order, neither an immigration judge nor theBoard has authority to consider an application for attorney fees and costsunder that Act.