Legal Opinion
Atiqullah v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1994No. 94-1078PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily dismissed, as untimely filed, petitioner Atiqullah’s appeal of an order deporting him to Pakistan. Atiqullah petitions for review of the dismissal. We grant the petition and reverse.
In 1986, Atiqullah escaped to Pakistan from his native Afghanistan. He entered the United States as an exchange visitor in May 1988 and stayed beyond his two-year visa. Following a deportation and asylum hearing, the Immigration Judge (IJ) concluded on June 4, 1991, that Atiqullah was eligible for withholding of deportation, but, in the exercise of discretion,…
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