Immigration

CINCINNATI — In a case arising from an immigrant seeking to have his removal proceedings administratively closed so that he could apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver, the Sixth Circuit ruled that — contrary to a decision made by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2018 — immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals have the authority to grant administrative closures to allow noncitizens to apply for such waivers. 

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