Legal Opinion

Ibarra-Vega

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided February 27, 2026No. ID 4167PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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29 I&N Dec. 476

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4167 Matter of Sandra IBARRA-VEGA, Respondent Decided February 27, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) When a U nonimmigrant visa is not immediately available to a respondent and the record does not establish that one is likely to be available in the reasonably near future, administrative closure over the Department of Homeland Security’s objection is inappropriate. (2) The Board’s statement in Matter of B-N-K-,

29 I&N Dec. 96, 99

(BIA 2025), that administrative closure is…

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