The Department of Justice published an interim final rule on Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dramatically changing how the BIA operates and eliminating meaningful judicial review. As an attorney who has defended people in the immigration or legal system, you have valuable insight and your voice is incredibly important. If your firm isn’t comfortable with you commenting on behalf of your firm, please still consider submitting a comment in your capacity as an individual pro bono attorney. Submit your comment before the public comment period ends on April 8, 2026.
Create your comment
Reference this special comment template just for attorneys to make it easy for you to send a comment that reflects your unique experience and expertise as an attorney. We recommend you download the template as a Word doc to edit and create your own unique comment and save the document as a PDF for your own records.
Download and edit the comment template for attorneys.
Submit your comment
Visit the page on Regulations.gov where the “Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals” rule is posted. Click on the green button at the top of the page that says, “Submit a Public Comment.” Complete the form and click on the green “Add a File” button to upload your comment. Click the “Submit Comment” button at the bottom to submit your comment to the Federal Register.
Thank you for using your voice to defend immigrants’ due process rights!