Legal Opinion
Riyad Darwich Mustafa Abu Hasirah v. The Department of Homeland Security, F/k/a the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 22, 2007No. Docket 04-0914-agPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Riyad Darwich Mustafa Abu Hasirah (“Abu Hasirah” or “Petitioner”) petitions for review of the order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), affirming Immigration Judge (“U”) Michael Rocco’s denial of his motion to reopen proceedings following the entry of an order of removal in absentia. In re Abu Hasirah, No. A76 239 310 (B.I.A. Jan. 26, 2004), aff'g No. A76 239 310 (Immig. Ct. Buffalo Nov. 18, 2002). Because the Petitioner’s unintentional lateness to the removal proceeding by fifteen minutes did not constitute a failure to appear within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5), the…
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