In a long opinion yesterday in Arevalo-Quintero v. Garland, a Fourth Circuit panel addressed “an important question of first impression in our Circuit: whether immigration judges have a legal duty to develop the record.” The fact that such an elementary question would be a matter of “first impression” after so many years of applying our immigration laws makes me suspect that the answer must be no. But Judge James Wynn’s 61-page majority opinion, joined by Judge Henry Floyd, provides a resounding “Yes!” answer to that question. And Judge…
