Anderson Ferreira v. U.S. Attorney General

ROTHSTEIN, District Judge:

Anderson Ferreira, a native and citizen of Brazil, sought a continuance of his deportation proceedings to await the availability of an immigrant visa based on his approved 1-140 petition. After the Immigration Judge denied Ferreira’s motion for a continuance, he appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA dismissed the appeal, and Ferreira moved for reconsideration, which was also denied. Ferreira now seeks review of the BIA’s denial of his motion for reconsideration. In his petition, Ferreira argues that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to…