Legal Opinion
Rolando Lopez Chavez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1984No. 82-7459PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Lopez, a 32-year-old citizen of El Salvador, entered the United States without inspection in March, 1981. At his deportation hearing, Lopez requested an opportunity to file an application for political asylum. Lopez did not file his application before either of two deadlines set by the Immigration Judge (IJ). The IJ entered an order of deportation. After the time allowed for appeal had expired, Lopez filed a motion to reopen his deportation proceedings in order to file an application for asylum. Following review of the application by the Department of State, the IJ denied…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Peter Gabriel John McMullen v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Miguel Tejeda-Mata v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Eziquio Calderon-Medina, United States of America v. Evaristo Rangel-GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by64 opinions
- ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
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- Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo, and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Genaro Hermino Rodriguez-Rivera v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Carmen Gomez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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