Legal Opinion
Thorsteinn Laufkvist Thorsteinsson, Ragnheidur Qudradsdottir and Ragnheidhur Thorsteinsson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1984No. 82-7720PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Three Icelandic citizens (the Thorsteinssons) petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) denying their motion to reopen their prior deportation proceedings. Because the Thorsteinssons failed to exhaust their administrative remedies and departed from the United States before seeking judicial review of the Board’s order, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to hear this petition.
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The Thorsteinssons are natives and citizens of Iceland. Following two vacations in the United States, the Thorsteinssons decided to immigrate to this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hampton v. Mow Sun WongSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Arturo Ascencio Mendez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by35 opinions
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