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BIA Precedent Chart

This is a recreation of the DOJ BIA Precedent Chart found here: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/bia-precedent-chart. Please note that DOJ last updated this precedent chart in 2021, so it is not guaranteed that all cases listed here are still "precedential."

BIA Precedent Chart Cases Organized by Category

Entries below come from the DOJ chart pages and are grouped by the chart's own category and subcategory labels. Where possible, each row links to the matching case record in this database.

Chart rows (all segments): 441 Unique chart cases: 373 Rows in this segment: 62 Rows linked to DB records: 62 Latest BIA decision in DB: 2026-03-18 EOIR source index
CA-CR
Matter of C-A- through Matter of C-R-
rows 124 unique 116
D-I
Matter of D- through Matter of I-
rows 87 unique 82
M-Rec
Matter of M- through Matter of Recinas
rows 62 unique 56
Ref-End
Matter of Refugee Act Cases through end of chart
rows 168 unique 148
M-Rec - Matter of M- through Matter of Recinas (62 rows, 56 unique cases)

MARRIAGE FRAUD

6 rows

Marriage During Proceedings 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Casillas 22 I&N Dec. 154 BIA 1998 In DB (#640)

Section 216(c)(4) Hardship Waiver 5 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Stowers 22 I&N Dec. 605 BIA 1999 In DB (#615)
Matter of Singh 24 I&N Dec. 331 BIA 2007 In DB (#413)
Matter of Rose 25 I&N Dec. 181 BIA 2010 In DB (#330)
Matter of Herrera Del Orden 25 I&N Dec. 589 BIA 2011 In DB (#274)
Matter of Munroe 26 I&N Dec. 428 BIA 2014 In DB (#184)

MINORS

5 rows

General 5 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Amaya 21 I&N Dec. 583 BIA 1996 In DB (#705)
Matter of Ponce-Hernandez 22 I&N Dec. 784 BIA 1999 In DB (#601)
Matter of Gomez-Gomez 23 I&N Dec. 522 BIA 2002 In DB (#515)
Matter of Mejia-Andino 23 I&N Dec. 533 BIA 2002 In DB (#514)
Matter of W-A-F-C- 26 I&N Dec. 880 BIA 2016 In DB (#119)

MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER

5 rows

Affirmances Without Opinion 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of O-S-G- 24 I&N Dec. 56 BIA 2006 In DB (#452)

Deadlines 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Goolcharan 23 I&N Dec. 5 BIA 2001 In DB (#556)

Government Motions 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of C-C-I- 26 I&N Dec. 375 BIA 2014 In DB (#191)

Sua Sponte Authority 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of J-J - 21 I&N Dec. 976 BIA 1997 In DB (#675)

Untimely Appeals 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Lopez 22 I&N Dec. 16 BIA 1998 In DB (#655)

MOTIONS TO REMAND

3 rows

Joint Motions 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Yewondwosen 21 I&N Dec. 1025 BIA 1997 In DB (#671)

Time and Number Limits 2 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of L-V-K- 22 I&N Dec. 976 BIA 1999 In DB (#589)
Matter of Oparah 23 I&N Dec. 1 BIA 2000 In DB (#557)

MOTIONS TO REOPEN

25 rows

After In Absentia Order 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of J-G- 26 I&N Dec. 161 BIA 2013 In DB (#213)

Burden of Proof 3 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of L-O-G - 21 I&N Dec. 413 BIA 1996 In DB (#717)
Matter of Beckford 22 I&N Dec. 1216 BIA 2000 In DB (#573)
Matter of Lamus 25 I&N Dec. 61 BIA 2009 In DB (#348)

Coercive Family Planning Claims 5 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of X-G-W - 22 I&N Dec. 71 BIA 1998 In DB (#646)
Matter of G-C-L- 23 I&N Dec. 359 BIA 2002 In DB (#528)
Matter of C-C- 23 I&N Dec. 899 BIA 2006 In DB (#469)
Matter of S-Y-G- 24 I&N Dec. 247 BIA 2007 In DB (#425)
Matter of C-W-L- 24 I&N Dec. 346 BIA 2007 In DB (#411)

Deadlines 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Goolcharan 23 I&N Dec. 5 BIA 2001 In DB (#556)

Joint Motions 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Yewondwosen 21 I&N Dec. 1025 BIA 1997 In DB (#671)

Jurisdiction 4 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Crammond 23 I&N Dec. 179 BIA 2001 In DB (#541)
Matter of Armendarez 24 I&N Dec. 646 BIA 2008 In DB (#374)
Matter of Bulnes 25 I&N Dec. 57 BIA 2009 In DB (#349)
Matter of Yauri 25 I&N Dec. 103 BIA 2009 In DB (#341)

Sua Sponte Authority 3 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of J-J - 21 I&N Dec. 976 BIA 1997 In DB (#675)
Matter of G-D- 22 I&N Dec. 1132 BIA 1999 In DB (#580)
Matter of Yauri 25 I&N Dec. 103 BIA 2009 In DB (#341)

Time and Number Limits 6 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of H-A - 22 I&N Dec. 728 BIA 1999 In DB (#604)
Matter of Susma 22 I&N Dec. 947 BIA 1999 In DB (#594)
Matter of Oparah 23 I&N Dec. 1 BIA 2000 In DB (#557)
Matter of Velarde-Pacheco 23 I&N Dec. 253 BIA 2002 In DB (#535)
Matter of C-W-L- 24 I&N Dec. 346 BIA 2007 In DB (#411)
Matter of Noemi MONGES-Garcia 25 I&N Dec. 246 BIA 2010 In DB (#319)

Voluntary Departure 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Shaar 21 I&N Dec. 541 BIA 1996 In DB (#708)

NATURALIZATION

4 rows

General 4 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Baires 24 I&N Dec. 467 BIA 2008 In DB (#397)
Matter of Gonzales-Muro 24 I&N Dec. 472 BIA 2008 In DB (#396)
Matter of Chawathe 25 I&N Dec. 369 - 2010 In DB (#300)
Matter of FALODUN 27 I&N Dec. 52 BIA 2017 In DB (#4382)

ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE

1 rows

General 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Hernandez 21 I&N Dec. 224 BIA 1996 In DB (#733)

PAROLE

1 rows

General 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Castillo-Padilla 25 I&N Dec. 257 BIA 2010 In DB (#317)

PROTECTIVE ORDERS

1 rows

General 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of R-S-H- 23 I&N Dec. 629 BIA 2003 In DB (#503)

REAL ID ACT

4 rows

General 3 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of S-B- 24 I&N Dec. 42 BIA 2006 In DB (#455)
Matter of Almanza-Arenas 24 I&N Dec. 771 BIA 2009 In DB (#362)
Matter of M-A-F- 26 I&N Dec. 651 BIA 2015 In DB (#155)

"1 Central Reason" Requirement 1 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of N-M- 25 I&N Dec. 526 BIA 2011 In DB (#283)

RECOGNITION AND ACCREDITATION

7 rows

General 7 rows

Case Citation Authority / Year Status
Matter of Chaplain Services 21 I&N Dec. 578 BIA 1996 In DB (#706)
Matter of EAC, Inc. 24 I&N Dec. 556 BIA 2008 In DB (#386)
Matter of EAC, Inc . 24 I&N Dec. 563 BIA 2008 In DB (#385)
Matter of Central California Legal Services, Inc. 26 I&N Dec. 105 BIA 2013 In DB (#223)
Matter of St. Francis Cabrini Immigration Law Center 26 I&N Dec. 445 BIA 2014 In DB (#182)
Matter of Ayuda 26 I&N Dec. 449 BIA 2014 In DB (#181)
Matter of United Farm Workers Foundation 26 I&N Dec. 454 BIA 2014 In DB (#180)