Legal Opinion

Grace Bejar v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 19, 2003No. 02-1897PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Grace Bejar, an Ecuadorian national, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing her claim that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) unlawfully removed her from the United States. Although she alleges ineffective assistance of counsel, lack of notice, and eligibility for cancellation of removal, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to review these claims because Bejar failed to exhaust her administrative remedies by not appealing the in absentia removal order of the Immigration Judge…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tameshwar Sewak v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  2. Tapia Garcia v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  3. Gustavo Marrero v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. RAMIREZ-SANCHEZBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
  5. Josef Bak v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, Teresa Dworniczak v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Jose Borges v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  2. Syed Mahmood v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  3. Peralta-Cabrera v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Victor Frutis Salmoran v. Attorney General United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
  5. Miguel Mirambeaux v. Attorney General United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020

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