Immigration Appeals

San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Appeals and Litigation

The lawyers at Wiley & Jobson are experts in litigating on behalf of immigrants and have extensive experience in appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. If your case was denied by the Immigration Judge or by the Board of Immigration Appeals, you have the right to appeal that decision. You also have the right to appeal some decisions by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS). For specific information about appealing an adverse decision in your case, contact us in downtown San Francisco.

An appeal of Immigration Court will generally involve a challenge to the legal reasoning supporting it. In some cases, the law is misinterpreted; in others, we may argue that the court overlooked evidence in the record that led to an erroneous decision.

If our analysis of your case shows that additional evidence or new information might have convinced the Immigration Court to rule in your favor, we might advise you to file a motion to reopen so that you can have a new hearing and present the missing evidence to the judge. There is normally no opportunity to submit additional facts to the Board of Immigration Appeals or the Ninth Circuit.

If your case is pending with CIS, but CIS has delayed in issuing a decision in your case, you may be able to file a writ of mandamus in federal district court asking a federal judge to order CIS to finalize your case. The immigration attorneys can assist you with a mandamus suit.

To discuss appeals or other litigation that may help you resolve your immigration case, contact an immigration appeals lawyer at Wiley & Jobson in San Francisco.