Legal Opinion
Ilian Esponda v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 2006No. 05-13875PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue presented in this petition for review is whether the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) abused its discretion by summarily dismissing an appeal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(2)(i)(E) solely because a petitioner indicated on the Notice of Appeal that he would file a brief and then failed to file a brief or offer an explanation for failing to do so.
I. Background
Ilian Esponda, his wife and two children, natives and citizens of Colombia, sought review of an Immigration Judge’s order denying them asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the…
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