Legal Opinion
Pafe v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 2010No. 09-3466PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Victorine Pafe, a native of Cameroon, filed an asylum application on April 11, 2002. A hearing before an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) was scheduled for November 7, 2002. However, Pafe’s attorney informed her that she was not required to attend. The day before the hearing, Pafe learned that her attorney’s advice was incorrect, but she could not travel to the hearing location in time. The IJ entered an in abstentia removal order against her. On June 13, 2008, Pafe filed a motion to reopen her case, which the IJ and the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denied as untimely. Pafe now petitions for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Miguel Angel Iturribarria v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Wieslaw Lukowski v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Averianova v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- James Wamiti Kanyi v. Alberto Gonzales, 1 Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
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