8 C.F.R. § 1240.5
Interpreter
Any person acting as an interpreter in a hearing before an immigration judge under this part shall be sworn to interpret and translate accurately, unless the interpreter is an employee of the United States Government, in which event no such oath shall be required.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Edilberto Villatoro v. Eric Holder (7th Cir. 2011).
Edilberto Villatoro v. Eric Holder (7th Cir. 2011). “Relatedly, Villatoro‐Lopez argued that the IJ failed to swear in the interpreter at his final hearing, which he claimed violated 8 C.F.R. § 1240.5 and supported his argument that the hearing was invalid.”
Villatoro-Lopez v. Holder, 445 F. App'x 881 (7th Cir. 2011). “Relatedly, Villatoro-Lopez argued that the IJ failed to swear in the interpreter at his final hearing, which he claimed violated 8 C.F.R. § 1240.5 and supported his argument that the hearing was invalid.”
Antonio Gomez-Beltran v. William Barr (9th Cir. 2020). “See 8 C.F.R. § 1240.5 . Any purported deficiencies in the translation did not “prejudice[] the outcome of [the] hearing.”
Dielle Tinaj v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 335 F. App'x 929 (11th Cir. 2009). “They submit that according to 8 C.F.R. § 1240.5 , the IJ had a duty to reschedule the hearing once it became apparent that the translator could not translate accurately.”
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