Legal Opinion
Julio Donaldo Ponce-Leiva v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 5, 2003No. 01-2900PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MeCLURE, District Judge.
This is a petition for review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the immigration judge’s decision that Julio Donaldo Ponce-Leiva was removable and ineligible for asylum. Ponce-Leiva presents us with two questions. First, did the immigration judge’s decision to hold an asylum hearing after Ponce-Leiva’s attorney suddenly refused to appear constitute a denial of Ponce-Leiva’s right to counsel? Second, did the immigration attorney’s failure to appear at the hearing or make a timely request for…
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