Legal Opinion

Brijesh Bhadwal v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 31, 2013No. 12-60186Unpublished

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. HASHMIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2009
  2. Witter v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  3. Galvez-Vergara v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  4. Hing Chuen Wu v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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