Legal Opinion
Yousef Nazakat v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1992No. 91-9558PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Yousef Nazakat requests review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) summary dismissal of his appeal from a deportation order for failing to specify the reasons for his appeal. Mr. Nazakat argues that the BIA’s summary dismissal was inappropriate, an abuse of discretion, and a denial of fundamental fairness and due process. We exercise jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) and affirm.
Petitioner Nazakat, a citizen of Iran, entered the United States in 1978 as a nonim-migrant student. The INS charged him with failure to comply with the conditions of his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Luis N. Athehortua-Vanegas v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by38 opinions
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