board of immigration appeals
Board of Immigration Appeals. The highest administrative tribunal for matters arising under U.S. immigration law, charged with hearing appeals from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. • The Board is made up of five permanent members appointed by the Attorney General and two immigration judges who serve on a temporary basis. Most cases are heard by panels of two permanent judges and one temporary judge. — Also termed Immigration Appeals Board. [Cases: Aliens 54(5). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 120, 126, 187, 220–224.]
