Petitions for review

When the BIA gets it wrong, federal court is our next call. We pursue every avenue for judicial review.

The courts of appeals…shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review a final order of removal against any alien.

8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1)

How we fight it.

Federal court advocacy: A Petition for Review brings the full power of federal appellate review to bear on BIA decisions. We take immigration cases to the circuit courts — challenging legal errors, constitutional violations, and agency overreach — with the same rigor we bring to every other level of litigation. The government does not get the last word.
Built-in from day one: Federal review of BIA decisions is constrained to the record below. We understand this from the first removal hearing. Our immigration court and BIA practice is structured to preserve every argument needed for federal appeal — we never arrive at the circuit court having left critical issues unpreserved.
Stays & emergency relief: Filing a Petition for Review does not automatically pause removal. We move aggressively for stays of removal in the circuit court when necessary, protecting clients from deportation while their appeal is pending. Speed matters — we move at the pace the situation demands.

Circuit court experience: Proven experience litigating immigration petitions for review in the federal circuit courts, including the most active immigration circuits in the country.
Record built to win: Because we handled the case below, we know the record — and we built it for exactly this moment. No scrambling to reconstruct arguments that should have been made earlier.
Aggressive on stays: We move immediately for stays of removal when a petition is filed, keeping clients in the country while the court considers the appeal.
Supreme Court ready: When a case raises a question of national importance, we are prepared to go further. Eric Lee has already argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Straight talk: Federal appeals are difficult. We give clients an honest assessment of their circuit court prospects — and fight hard regardless.
We stay in the fight: Until every avenue of review is exhausted, we do not stop. That is a promise to every client we represent.

Tell us what you are up against, and we will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.