Legal Opinion

s-S-F-M

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided September 2, 2025No. ID 4123PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cite as

29 I&N Dec. 207

(A.G. 2025) Interim Decision #4123 Matter of S-S-F-M-, Respondent Decided by Attorney General September 2, 2025 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Matter of A-B-,

28 I&N Dec. 307

(A.G. 2021), is overruled, and immigration judges and the Board shall adhere to Matter of A-B-,

27 I&N Dec. 316

(A.G. 2018), and Matter of A-B-,

28 I&N Dec. 199

(A.G. 2021), in all pending or future cases. By extension, Matter of A-R-C-G-,

26 I&N Dec. 388

(BIA 2014), and any decision issued in reliance thereupon is also overruled. BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Pursuant to

8 C.F.R. §…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
  2. A-BBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2018
  3. Svetlana Galina and Viatcheslav Galin v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. A-R-C-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
  5. L-E-ABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2019

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Z-R-C-NBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2026
  2. D-G-E-A- & N-G-G-EBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2026
  3. A-H-DBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2026
  4. Alves-Pains v. BlancheCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2026
  5. L-A-DBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2026

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