Legal Opinion
VELASQUEZ
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1986No. ID 3011PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision 4:3011 MATTER OF VELASQUEZ In Deportation Proceedings A-26389579 Decided by Board April 9, 1986' (1) 'There is a strong presumption that an attorney's decision to concede an alien's deportability in a motion for change of venue was a reasonable tactical decision, and, absent a showing of egregious circumstances, such a concession is binding upon the alien as an admission. (2) It is immaterial whether an alien actually authorized his attorney to concede de- portability in a motion for change of venue, for ea long CIO the motion was pre- pared and filed by an attorney of record…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ramon Trias--Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- CHOULIARISBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1977
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