Legal Opinion
Perez v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2008No. 19-35099PublishedCited by 353 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge RYMER.
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
On March 12, 2003, Petitioner Juan Antonio Perez was ordered removed in ab-sentia. The immigration judge (“IJ”) denied his motion to reopen the immigration proceedings, a decision that was summarily affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). Perez argues on appeal that the agency erred in entering an in absentia removal order against him — and then denying his motion to reopen for lack of exceptional circumstances — because he did not fail to appear at his removal hearing. Although Perez was late to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ranjit Singh v. Immigration and Naturalization ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Gourgen Movsisian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Ana Maria Lanza v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Singh v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Vikesh Datt SHARMA; Vijanti Devi Sharma, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by353 opinions
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- Nehad v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Afriyie v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Kurniawan Salim v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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