Long Beach, California Immigration Appeals Attorney

Helping Clients in Long Beach, San Pedro, Torrance, Bellflower, Norwalk, and North Orange County

When an immigration judge denies a case, the losing party has the right to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA.) The BIA is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review and reviews immigration court decisions and some decisions of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Long Beach immigration appeals lawyer Angela Novas McGill represents clients in their appeals to the BIA. As an Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist certified by the State Bar of California, Ms. McGill is more than qualified to handle immigration appeal cases. Dedicated to helping immigration clients in the greater Long Beach area, she has specialized in immigration law since 1997 and has the outstanding legal knowledge and experience to effectively represent those in need of immigration assistance.

Board of Immigration Appeals

The Board of Immigration Appeals is the highest administrative body with the ability to interpret and apply immigration laws. Generally, it doesn’t engage in courtroom procedures but makes it decisions by conducting a review of the paperwork presented for each case. Most appeals cases reaching the BIA concern orders of removal and applications for relief of removal. Other cases involve the exclusion of aliens applying for admission into the country, petitions for immigrant visas, fines imposed on violators of immigration laws, and the reopening and reconsideration of cases previously closed.   

Long Beach immigration attorney McGill has been successful in obtaining on appeal a reversal of a denial of a 212(c) waiver to a long-time permanent resident with an old, relatively minor felony conviction. In some instances, an appeal dismissed by the BIA can be appealed in the appropriate U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal. In California, such appeals are filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Do you need help with an immigration case appeal? Contact Long Beach immigration appeals attorney Angela Novas McGill to schedule a consultation today!