Daily eBriefs - December 28, 2023

Immigration Law The Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion in denying an alien’s motion to reopen without addressing her arguments that she could establish prima facie eligibility for relief with evidence that was unavailable at the time of her filing deadline; evidence related to her criminal history and medical conditions that was unavailable to her during the relevant period because she was homeless were highly relevant to whether she could establish prima facie eligibility for relief because of her status as an HIV-positive transgender woman and rape survivor. A good-cause standard governs the BIA’s denial of a motion to remand to apply for asylum. Alcarez-Rodriguez v. Garland - filed Dec. 28, 2023 Cite as 2023 S.O.S. 21-411 Full text click here >http://sos.metnews.com/sos.cgi?1223//21-411