Legal Opinion
Saakian v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 6, 2001No. 00-1771PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
After being ordered deported in absen-tia, petitioner Saakian filed with the Immi gration Judge (IJ) a motion to reopen on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. The IJ denied his motion, and Saaki-an timely appealed that decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which dismissed his appeal. Saakian petitions us to review the BIA’s dismissal, contending that he was denied procedural due process. We agree and grant the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Saakian, a native and citizen of Armenia, entered the United States on November 13, 1993, as a non-immigrant…
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