(a) Appeal From Immigration Judge. Where an appeal from an order of an Immigration Judge is
permitted by law, the petition must show that the alien has taken such an appeal to the Board of
Immigration Appeals and that the appeal has been denied.
(b) Petition. In complying with the requirements of 28 U.S.C. §2242, the petitioner shall specify
the acts which have deprived the petitioner of a fair hearing or other reasons entitling petitioner to
the relief sought. To the extent practicable, the petition shall state the following:
(1) that the facts recited have been obtained from the records of the Department of
Homeland Security; or
(2) that access to such records has been refused, in which event the petition shall state
when and by whom application was made and refused; or
(3) that the interval between the notice of removal and the date of removal is too short to
allow an examination of the records.
The petition shall further set forth the dates of the notice and the affirmance of the orders, the date
set for departure, and the basis for inability to make the necessary examination.
(c) Service of Writ and Stay of Order. The writ shall be addressed to, and must be personally
served upon, the officer who has actual physical custody of the alien. Service may not be made
upon a master after a ship has cast off her moorings. Service may be not be made upon a captain of
an aircraft after an alien has boarded the aircraft and the aircraft door is closed. Service of the writ
does not stay the removal of an alien pending the court's decision on the writ, unless the court
orders otherwise.
Amended May 27, 2015
