Legal Opinion

Youssef Adib Farhoud v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1997No. 96-70337PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OVERVIEW

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner seeks review of: (1) dismissal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) of his appeal from an in absentia deportation order on the ground that he did not receive notice of his deportation hearing; and (2) the denial of his motion to reopen by the Immigration Judge on the ground that he presented “exceptional circumstances” that excused his failure to appear. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a).

Petitioner raises for the first time a due process objection as to notice and opportunity to appear at the deportation hearing.

For the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Landon v. PlasenciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Khosrow Gharib Rashtabadi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  5. Vikesh Datt SHARMA; Vijanti Devi Sharma, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by122 opinions

  1. Tigran Ekimian Rouzan Nagapetian Avetis Hekimian v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Leticia Cordon-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. Rosmery Andia Amilcar E. Torrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. J. Sacramento Garcia Maria L. Gomez Gamino Noel C. Garciagomez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Anin v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999

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