VALDEZ

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 703

Syllabus

VALDEZ, 21 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 1997) ID 3302 (PDF) (1) The Transition Period Custody Rules invoked on October 9, 1996, govern bond redeterminations of aliens falling within the nonaggravated felony criminal grounds of deportation covered in those rules, regardless of when the criminal offenses and convictions occurred. (2) The Transition Period Custody Rules govern bond redetermination appeals of otherwise covered criminal aliens who are not now in custody by virtue of immigration bond rulings rendered prior to the October 9, 1996, invocation of those rules.