Legal Opinion
RIVERA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1996No. ID 3296PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3296 Interim Decision #3296 In re Cecilia RIVERA-Claros, Respondent File A73 089 446 - Arlington Decided October 3, 1996 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals An alien seeking to reopen in absentia proceedings based on her unsuccessful communica- tions with her attorney did not establish exceptional circumstances pursuant to section 242B(c)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1252b(c)(3)(A) (1994), where she failed to satisfy all of the requirements for an ineffective assistance of counsel claim…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Julio Lozada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Rafael Figeroa, A/K/A Rafael Najarro-Morales v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Xu Yong Lu v. John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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