Legal Opinion
Butt v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 23, 2007No. Docket 05-3270-agPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Muhammad Butt, who intends to seek adjustment of status if and when an employment-based immigrant visa becomes available to him, seeks review of a June 9, 2005, decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming a January 9, 2004, decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying Butt’s application for a continuance of his removal proceeding and ordering him removed. Butt argues that the IJ abused her discretion in denying the continuance while his employer’s application for a labor certification, which must be approved before Butt may seek an…
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