MELO

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 883

Syllabus

MELO, 21 I&N Dec. 883 (BIA 1997) ID 3313 (PDF) (1) In bond proceedings under the Transition Period Custody Rules, the standards set forth in Matter of Drysdale, 20 I&N Dec. 815 (BIA 1994), apply to the determinations of whether the alien's release pending deportation proceedings will pose a danger to the safety of persons or of property and whether he or she is likely to appear for any scheduled proceeding. (2) The \is deportable\ language as used in the Transition Period Custody Rules does not require that an alien have been charged and found deportable on that deportation ground. Matter of Ching, 12 I&N Dec. 710 (BIA 1968) and Matter of T-, 5 I&N Dec. 459 (BIA 1953), distinguished. (3) The Transition Period Custody Rules do not limit \danger to the safety of persons or of property\ to the threat of direct physical violence the risk of continued narcotics trafficking also constitutes a danger to the safety of persons.