Milton Orozco-Velasquez v. Attorney General United States

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

In this petition for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), we must determine the specificity required in a “notice to appear” (NTA), summoning an alien to appear before an Immigration Judge (IJ) for removal proceedings. By statute, an NTA must specify “[t]he time and place at which the proceedings will be held.” 1 The issue before us is whether a notice that lacks such specificity is effective. The BIA has held that service of an NTA, which did not contain' these statutory requirements, discontinued an alien’s residency period for purposes…