Lopez-Orellana

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29 I&N Dec. 533

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4177 Matter of Elmer Omar LOPEZ-ORELLANA, Respondent Decided March 27, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An objection to the noncompliant notice to appear is the respondent’s, not the Immigration Judge’s, objection to raise and is forfeited if not timely raised. (2) If the Immigration Judge is satisfied that the respondent, who has not appeared at a scheduled hearing, is removable as charged and received adequate notice of his missed hearing despite the noncompliant notice…