# Board of Immigration Appeals

Type: agency

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## Timeline

- **2024**: Backlog Milestone — The immigration court backlog reaches a record 3.5 million cases, increasing pressure on BIA review processes.
- **2018**: Certification Surge — Significant increase in the use of Attorney General certification to redefine asylum and case closure rules.
- **2002**: Streamlining Reforms — DOJ implements reforms that reduced board size and increased the use of single-member decisions.
- **1940**: BIA Established — The Board of Immigration Appeals is created within the Department of Justice.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### The BIA: How an Administrative Shadow Court Redefines Immigration Law
2026-03-20 10:36:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 8

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is increasingly acting as a primary policy-making engine, operating within the Department of Justice rather than the independent judiciary. This briefing examines the BIA's role in setting binding precedents and the growing demand for RegTech solutions to navigate its opaque decision-making process.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/bia-immigration-court-policy-impact

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