Ledesma-Sanchez v. Holder

BARRON, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the requirement that an alien facing removal keep immigration authorities apprised of the alien’s current address. Here, the alien failed to do so, and, on that basis, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denied his motion to reopen the removal proceedings, which were held in absentia. We deny the petition for review.

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Jonathan Ledesma-Sánchez was born in the Dominican Republic and admitted to the United States on a nonimmigrant visa. He allegedly overstayed that visa. In March of 2010, a federal official personally served Ledesma with what is known…