Legal Opinion
Mendez-Mendez v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2008No. 06-70851PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Pablo Mendez-Mendez (“Mendez”), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board” or “BIA”), dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. The Board concluded that the IJ did not abuse her discretion in denying Mendez’s motion for a continuance, and that the IJ correctly concluded that Mendez did not qualify for the exception to inadmissibility found in 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II). Accordingly, the Board dismissed Mendez’s appeal.
We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Bernardo Ontiveros-Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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