Ward v. Holder

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners seek review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “BIA”) upholding an immigration judge’s finding that they are removable from the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1) and ineligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a)(l)(A)(iii). Petitioners contend that a single member of the BIA issued an improper written opinion that went beyond the scope of an individual BIA member’s power to affirm, modify, or remand an immigration judge’s decision in a “brief order” pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(5). This court’s jurisdiction…