Legal Opinion
Ahmed v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 06-71631PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Manik Ahmed (“Ahmed”), a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review of a final order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming a ruling by the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying him a continuance of removal proceedings pending his appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) of the denial of his 1-140 visa application. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We conclude that the IJ abused her discretion in denying the continuance. We grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
Ahmed is a forty-six…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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