Legal Opinion
Williams-Igwonobe v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 2006No. 03-61015PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
John Williams-Igwonobe (“Petitioner”) petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which affirmed the denial of his motion to reopen. The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) applied the rules governing motions that seek to reopen orders entered in absentia. This ease is controlled by our decision in Wellington v. INS, 108 F.3d 631 (5th Cir.1997). Because there was no valid in absentia hearing under Wellington, we grant the petition and vacate the BIA’s order.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner, a native of Nigeria, entered the United States as a nonimmigrant student…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. VenturaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Yu Zhao v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Hekmat Wadih Mikhael v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- HAIMBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- CRUZ-GARCIABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Galvez-Vergara v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Bruno Rodriguez-Manzano v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Bead v. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Interiano De Rivas v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Al Nema v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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