Legal Opinion
Llapa-Sinchi v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2008No. 07-1774PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Luz Llapa-Sinchi, who entered the United States illegally and was ordered deport-able in absentia, petitions this court to review a Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision finding her ineligible for a suspension of deportation. She is eligible for a suspension of deportation only if she was not properly served with notice of her deportation hearing. The government served Llapa-Sinchi with notice, but she was only fourteen years old at the time. The government did not serve additional notice on a responsible adult. The crux of the dispute is whether the government’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Alicia Wai Ling Tang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Jose Flores-Chavez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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