Brijesh Bhadwal v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Brijesh Bhadwal, a native and citizen of India, filed a petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of the immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his request for a continuance.
Bhadwal challenges the IJ’s denial of a continuance, arguing that he had demonstrated good cause for a continuance to seek adjustment of status following the adjudication of his second wife’s 1-130 immigrant visa petition on his behalf. Bhad-wal contends that the IJ erroneously concluded that the current petition could not be granted based on the…
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