Legal Opinion
Mario Montes-Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2007No. 17-80098PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we consider whether the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) erred by failing to address petitioner’s claim that he was denied his right to counsel at proceedings before the immigration judge (“IJ”). We conclude that the BIA so erred and remand for consideration of petitioner’s claim.
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Mario Montes-Lopez, also known as Mario Morales-Abrego, is a native and citizen of El Salvador who entered the United States without inspection in 2002. When he crossed the border, he was seventeen years old. Soon after Montes-Lo-pez entered the United States, the Department…
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