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This sponsored column is by Law Office of James Montana PLLC. All questions about it should be directed to James Montana, Esq., Janice Chen, Esq., and Victoria Khaydar, Esq., practicing attorneys at The Law Office of James Montana PLLC, an immigration-focused law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. The legal information given here is general in nature. If you want legal advice, contact us for an appointment.
In court, one side wins and one side loses. Immigration Court is no different. Sometimes, the side that lost ought to have won. In order to correct errors at the trial level, immigration court cases are appealable to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which sits right here in Falls Church, Virginia.
The Trump Administration has proposed a massive change to how the Board of Immigration Appeals works. It is no exaggeration to say that it effectively abolishes the right of appeal for immigrants facing deportation. (Jason Dzubow, who for our money is the preeminent asylum lawyer in DC, has dubbed the new appellate court “The Board of Imitation Appeals,” and we wish we were that clever.)
The purpose of this advertorial is to explain our readers how, and why, the Trump Administration is effectively abolishing the right of appeal.
By way of background, the Board of Immigration Appeals is just one court, with just eighteen judges. There are seventy-four immigration courts in the United States. This is an unworkable ratio. Each individual Appellate Immigration Judge is individually responsible for handling the appellate output of four immigration courts, which might be staffed by a dozen trial judges each. Unsurprisingly, wait times for appeals are measured in years, and the case backlog is in the hundreds of thousands.
Nobody likes the current system. We can imagine constructive suggestions for improvement. The Trump Administration, with its usual flair for the quickest, most destructive solution, has decided to do its best Miley Cyrus impression and come in like a wrecking ball. How? It’s simple: according to The New Rules, the Board of Immigration Appeals won’t review almost any decisions by the immigration courts, because “The Board cannot—and does not need to—adjudicate every case on the merits.” (Note well, kids: When you don’t feel like doing your algebra homework, simply tell your teachers that children cannot—and do not need to— solve quadratic equations.) Instead of actually adjudicating cases, the Board of Immigration Appeals will dismiss every single appeal by default, within fifteen days of receiving a Notice of Appeal, unless a majority of current board members – ten, at current staffing levels – vote to accept the appeal. A majority of the current Board was appointed by President Trump. If this regulation goes into effect, rely on it: the Board will vote to dismiss the vast majority of appeals.
So, imagine you’re an asylum applicant. What happens after the New Board of Immigration Appeals rubber-stamp denies your appeal? Under the new regulation, you appeal again, directly from the Board of Immigration Appeals to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. Lawyers in the audience will recognize how wild that is: the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals are the last stop before the U.S. Supreme Court, and reviewing the output of the immigration courts would, by our rough estimate, double their caseload.
Immigrant legal advocacy organizations have already sued to block the new rule. Our bet is that they’ll succeed in getting an injunction. What happens after that is anyone’s guess. The Trump Administration has a peculiar habit of thumbing its nose at court orders. (A little Easter Egg: lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit is one Erez Reuveni, who would be working at the Department of Justice at this very moment if the Trump Administration obeyed court orders.)
As always, we are happy to answer any questions from the commentariat.
This article is written and sponsored by Arlington Economic Development.
In March, BizLaunch celebrates Women’s History Month. The month offers a powerful reminder of the essential role women play in driving economic growth, innovation and community resilience. Today, women own more than 42 percent of all businesses in the United States, contributing more than $1.9 trillion in annual revenue and employing 9.4 million workers. Their impact continues to expand. In 2024, women launched 49 percent of all new businesses, reflecting the fastest growth rate in five years.
Despite these gains, women entrepreneurs continue to face persistent challenges — access to capital, gender bias and disproportionate hurdles to scaling. While women own more than 42 percent of all businesses in the United States, they account for just 6.2 percent of total revenues and 9.6 percent of employment. This highlights a significant opportunity gap that organizations across the country are working to close. These disparities make community-based support networks — like Arlington’s BizLaunch — all the more critical. (more…)
Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!
Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.
As of February 16, there are 114 detached homes, 26 townhouses and 169 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 14 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:
Please note that this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.
This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
What can you do with a retail space in a prominent location between tenants? Activate it with arts and culture! LOOK: An Unexpected Arts Experience will transform the former Walgreen’s on Langston Boulevard with a pop-up gallery featuring interactive works, live music and dance performances, and inclusive creative experiences. Rossana Coffee will have beverages and concessions available, and the cash bar is run by another Arlington favorite, Northside Social. LOOK occurs on three consecutive weekends: Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20–22; Feb. 27–March 1 and March 6–8.
Presented by the Langston Boulevard Alliance, the activation is made possible by a Creative Placemaking Grant, a one-time grant offered by Arlington Arts. Additional support comes from Patron Sponsors Amazon and Rooney Properties. (more…)
Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!
Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.
As of February 16, there are 127 detached homes, 23 townhouses and 176 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 13 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:
Please note that this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.
Arlington business owners now have another tool to help upskill and retain employees through the Alexandria/Arlington Talent Investment Grants, a regional reimbursable training grant program offered by Virginia Career Works and the Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council.
The Talent Investment Grants provide up to $4,500 per business to reimburse a portion of incumbent worker training costs. Participating employers cover training up front and then receive reimbursement of 50% – 90% of costs, with exact reimbursement levels tied to employer size. A total of $60,000 in funding is available across both Arlington and Alexandria and awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
To qualify, companies must have been in operation in Virginia for at least a year, be current on state taxes and provide training to incumbent employees who have worked at the company for at least six months. (more…)
Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!
Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.
As of February 9, there are 117 detached homes, 25 townhouses and 176 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 12 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:
Please note that this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.
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In addition to this exciting adventure story, Kinder Haus also has Valentine’s Day gifts for the whole family.
For Mom, stunning Jellycat plush animals, flowers and food. Also Lego flowers that do not wilt and don’t need watering.
For Dad, large diecast super cars and Lego architecture sets featuring Paris and other marvels of the world.
For the kids, a large selection of Valentines their friends will enjoy.
Please stop in if only to say hello to our friendly staff.
Kinder Haus Toys
1220 N Fillmore
Arlington, Va 22201
This article is written and sponsored by Arlington Economic Development.
February is Black History Month, and this year the Small Business Coordinating Council will spotlight the State of Black Entrepreneurship with three dynamic speakers: Eric Alston and William Mitchell of WACIF, and Darin Cox, owner of The Peach Cobbler Factory in Washington, D.C.
Over the past decade, the growth of Black-owned businesses has been remarkable. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of Black-owned employer firms rose 56.9%, adding more than 70,000 new businesses. In 2022 alone, these firms generated $212 billion in revenue and paid $61 billion in salaries. Black women continue to lead the nation in business creation, driving a 71.6% increase in black-female–owned firms during that same five-year span.
But despite this momentum, black entrepreneurship is at a pivotal crossroads. Innovation and new business formation remain strong, yet recent federal rollbacks, tighter capital access and shifting corporate commitments in 2025 have created new challenges. Among the most significant setbacks:
With higher barriers to financing and fewer federal procurement opportunities, local initiatives now play an even more critical role in building an inclusive economic ecosystem.
Contact Prakriti Deuja at [email protected] to get more info on joining us in person or online on Feb. 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. for this timely discussion. Learn how local communities are stepping up to support one of the fastest-growing segments of entrepreneurs — and how you can be part of that progress.
Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!
Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.
As of February 2, there are 120 detached homes, 21 townhouses and 169 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 18 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:
Please note that this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.
This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development.
Few things are more comforting in cold weather than steaming hot cocoa or mulled cider. For a unique mug to sip from, and other locally made art pieces, consider the creations by the resident artists at The Studios at Arlington Arts. Located at 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, Virginia.
Located in the Arlington Arts campus in the Four Mile Run area, the Studios serve as a new home for the professional resident artists of the former LAC Studios on Langston Boulevard. Their creations encompass not only mugs, but all manners of ceramics, prints, paintings and even jewelry. Artists celebrated the holiday season in their new space with the annual Holiday Sale in December. Follow the Studios on Arlington Arts’ social media and watch this space for info about their Spring Sale on May 2.
Meanwhile, it’s still too cold for a long walk or bike ride, so consider warming up inside of Arlington’s art galleries. Here’s a look at what’s happening in a gallery near you.
The Prescription is HOME: A Manifesto
Mason Exhibitions Arlington
through March 1, Virginia Square
Anchored by a symbolic house frame and a shared kitchen table, the exhibition blurs the boundaries between personal and collective space. The Prescription is HOME positions home as both sanctuary and catalyst — where connection, care and transformation begin. Created by artist Melani N. Douglass in collaboration with community members, the exhibition reimagines the home as a site of healing, cultural memory and collective care. Through participatory installations, visitors are invited to contribute personal stories, photographs and recipes, shaping an evolving communal archive.
Studio Pause
Interactive Art Activations, Columbia Pike
Thursday PAUSE: A Word to the Wise with Jorge Rogachevsky
Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Dictionaries and news organizations look back over the past year and come up with lists of words that identify the zeitgeist. Here are five that came up on various lists for 2025: slop, rage bait, aura farming, agentic, delulu. Bring four or five words that you identify, we’ll mix them together and see what poetry we can generate.
Reception for “Un/tethering by MaryLouise Marino”
Saturday, Feb. 7, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
LouLou returns to mark-making in this new body of work created over the past year and a half, with a bolder exploration of marks and materials, collage and color, books and banners. The work traces themes of chaos, change and identity
Strength Through Stories
Arlington Artists Alliance
through Feb. 28, Alliance Gallery, Clarendon
The Arlington Artists Alliance is proud to celebrate the creativity and service of our local veteran artists. In honor of America 250, the Alliance will kick off 2026 by spotlighting artists who have both served in the military and engage in the arts to express their unique experiences. With no set theme, the show invites open artistic expression — reflecting the individuality, resilience and imagination of those who have served. As a community initiative, the Alliance will give 100% of art sales directly to the artist.
JD Deardourff: Artist in Residence
Innovation Studio + Store
through Feb. 6, National Landing
Operated by the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, the Innovation Studio + Store hosts a series of six- to eight-week Artist Residencies. The artist develops and creates work, interacts with the public and shares about their artistic practice and process. Drop in to meet the artist, learn more and even engage in making art alongside them.
JD Deardourff creates bold, graphic, bittersweet compositions that riff on traditional genres of landscape, still-life and portraiture. He employs innovative rhythms and his signature blazing palette to his screenprints, murals, paintings and collages; drawing inspiration from the vocabulary of comic books; exaggeration, energy, movement, contour line, the interplay of sequential images and, most importantly, artificial color.
Tim Davis: Conversations
Fred Schnider Gallery
Artist Talk: Saturday, Feb. 7, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibition: through Feb. 28, Ballston
Davis is the founder of International Visions Gallery and Consultancy, where he encourages cross-cultural engagement with diverse collections of artists from the Washington, D.C. area and underrepresented parts of the global community. As an artist, educator and curator, Davis believes art can be used to make statements, engage, inspire and take action for the growth of, history and identity of people everywhere. Enjoy an “Artist Talk” with Tim Davis and curator David Carlson on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Mac Cosgrove-Davies: Essential Arlington
Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
through March 1, MoCA Arlington, Virginia Square
In Essential Arlington, photographer Mac Cosgrove-Davies captures portraits of people whose labor, care and expertise keep the community of Arlington running. They support the infrastructure and services that allow everyone who lives, works or just visits Arlington to go about their daily lives.
The project highlights workers in Arlington County departments such as Environmental Services, Fire, Police, and Parks and Recreation, as well as private sector workers providing core services such as food supply, medicine and funeral services. This selection of workers is meant to be representative of the broad range of essential workers employed in the County. With this project Cosgrove-Davies seeks to honor “those whose jobs are essential for what makes Arlington tick, but who are rarely given credit for their contribution.”
