Legal Opinion
RUIZ
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1989No. ID 3116PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3116 MATTER OF RUIZ In Exclusion Proceedings A 27719773 - Decided by Board July 13, 1989 (1) Following an in absentia hearing, the underlying relief being sought by way of a motion to reopen is the opportunity to present the applications for relief at a full evidentiary hearing. (2)Where an alien establishes reasonable cause for his failure to appear at his exclusion hearing, a motion to reopen the proceedings following an in absentia hearing will be granted without requiring that the alien establish prima facie eligibility for asylum or withholding of exclusion and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Langley v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bhima Nathubhai Patel v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- HAIMBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- NAFIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1987
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