Matter of Y-S-L-C-

Decided November 23, 2015 
U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review 
Board of Immigration Appeals 

(1) The requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to the admission of expert testimony are inapposite to a respondent’s testimony regarding events of which he or she has personal knowledge.

(2) Conduct by an Immigration Judge that can be perceived as bullying or hostile is never appropriate, particularly in cases involving minor respondents, and may result in remand to a different Immigration Judge.