Legal Opinion
Luis Enrique Alarcon-Chavez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 2005No. 04-60242PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Luis Enrique Alarcon-Chavez (“Petitioner”) appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding without reasons or opinion, both the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of deportation in absentia and the IJ’s denial of Petitioner’s motion to reopen. We grant the petition, reverse both orders, and remand with instructions.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
A citizen of Cuba, Petitioner crossed the border at Brownsville, Texas in March 2002 without proper entry documents and was placed in removal proceedings. Three days later, the Immigration and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Vikesh Datt SHARMA; Vijanti Devi Sharma, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Natalia Nazarova v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Albert Louis Lipscomb, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by19 opinions
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