On this episode of A Hard Look, Senior Technology Editor Bennett J. Nuss interviews Adam Pollock, a 3L at American University Washington College of Law and current Editor for Online Publications. In this episode, we review the systemic structure of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals, and how this system is operating considering the ever-growing strain of immigration on U.S. Courts. We also interrogate the propriety and effects of Patel v. Garland, a Supreme Court case that limits the degree of review afforded to those that appeal rulings by the BIA. Finally, we look at how the BIA can be potentially reformed to better serve the interests of fairness and substantial justice.

This Episode was produced by Administrative Law ReviewTechnology Editor, Anthony Aviza.

Many thanks as well to Administrative Law Review Editor-in-Chief Madison Gestiehr for her assistance in transcribing this episode.

If you have any questions about this episode, the guest, the podcast, or if you would like to propose a topic or guest, please e-mail Bennett Nuss at ALR-Sr-Tech-Editor@wcl.american.edu

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Recommended Reading:

This Episode’s TranscriptDeported Over a Typo: Making Sense of the Board of Appeals’Newfound Administrative Power in the Wake of Patel v. Garland
Patel v.Garland
Congressional Research Service: U.S. Immigration Courts and the Pending Cases Backlog
Innovation Law Lab: The Attorney General’s Judges