Legal Opinion
Singh v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2000No. 98-70663PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Balbir Singh (“Singh”) petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s denial, of his motion to reopen deportation proceedings held in absentia. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a (1996).1 Because the BIA erred when it relied upon newly-created evidentiary standards in dismissing Singh’s appeal, we grant the petition.
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Singh, a 38-year-old native and citizen of India, entered the United States without inspection on August 8, 1993. On January 14, 1994, Singh filed an application for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Gil Ilano Colmenar,petitioner v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Leonardo CAMPOS-SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Duarte De Guinac v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by231 opinions
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- Mauro Antonio Cano-Merida v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Ranjit Singh v. Immigration and Naturalization ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Perez v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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