Matter of Sethi
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On October 1, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals designated its September 15 disciplinary decision as precedent. It suspended attorney Mike Singh Sethi from practice before the Board, immigration courts and the Department of Homeland Security for six months, effective June 13, 2026, following a Ninth Circuit suspension over fabricated citations and false statements concerning AI use.[1]
Proceedings and decision
The Ninth Circuit suspended Sethi for six months on June 3, effective June 13. Disciplinary counsel for the Executive Office for Immigration Review and DHS filed a joint notice of intent to discipline on June 15 and amended it on July 15. The Board immediately suspended Sethi in July, then considered his motion to set aside the suspension and the amended disciplinary notice.[1]
The Board concluded that the Ninth Circuit's final suspension created a rebuttable presumption supporting reciprocal discipline and that Sethi had not shown a due-process defect, infirmity of proof or grave injustice sufficient to overcome it. It relied on the circuit court's findings concerning fabricated citations and knowing false statements about AI-assisted briefing. The Board said professional-conduct rules apply regardless of the tools used to prepare and present a case. The six-month Board, immigration-court and DHS suspension runs from the same June 13 effective date as the Ninth Circuit sanction. The published decision says Sethi may petition for reinstatement under the applicable regulation.[1]