Legal Opinion
Tenny Hassan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1997No. 96-1311PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) abused its discretion or violated Tenny Hassan’s due process rights by refusing to continue his deportation proceedings so that his wife could appeal the denial of an immediate relative visa petition filed on his behalf. Because we find that the BIA did not abuse its broad discretion in refusing to grant the continuance, we affirm its decision dismissing Mr. Hassan’s deportation appeal and deny the petition for review.
I. History
Tenny Hassan is a native and citizen of Nigeria who was last admitted into the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- GARCIABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
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