Legal Opinion
Sahel Yamini Shamsi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1993No. 92-70740PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
Sahel Yámini Shamsi, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of her appeal as untimely. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a, and we grant the petition for review.
The oral decision of the Immigration Judge was rendered on March 19,1987. The parties agree that Shamsi had ten days, or until March 29, 1987, to file a notice of appeal. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 3.36(b), 1 242.21(a). The BIA dismissed because the notice of appeal was not filed with the Office of Immigration Judge until April 7, 1987.
Shamsi argues that there was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Merced Hernandez-Rivera and Carlota Garcia-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Alexandru Vlaicu Sabina Vlaicu Daniel Vlaicu Daniela Vlaicu v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- ESCOBARBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1983
- IBERIA AIRLINES FLIGHT IB 951Board of Immigration Appeals · 1988
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