Legal Opinion
Octavio Tapia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 2003No. 02-2827PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Octavio Tapia is a Mexican citizen who overstayed his deadline as a pleasure visitor and was ordered deported in absentia. After his case was reopened and he conceded deportability, an immigration judge (IJ) denied his request for suspension of deportation by finding that he was ineligible for such relief because he had not been present in the United States for seven consecutive years. Tapia appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed without opinion. On appeal, he challenges the service of the Order to Show Cause (OSC) and whether he is…
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