Legal Opinion
M-A-M
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2011No. ID 3711PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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25 I&N Dec. 474
(BIA 2011) Interim Decision #3711 Matter of M-A-M-, Respondent Decided May 4, 2011 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Aliens in immigration proceedings are presumed to be competent and, if there are no indicia of incompetency in a case, no further inquiry regarding competency is required. (2) The test for determining whether an alien is competent to participate in immigration proceedings is whether he or she has a rational and factual understanding of the nature and object of the proceedings, can consult…
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