Sheikh v. Holder

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Muhammad Saleem Sheikh, a native and citizen of Pakistan, seeks review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The order came after the BIA dismissed Sheikh’s appeal of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of a continuance in his removal proceedings. 1 We deny the petition.

I. Background

Sheikh entered the United States in April 2001 on a non-immigrant visitor’s visa. The visa expired six months later, yet Sheikh remained in the United States. In the spring of 2003, the government served him with a notice to appear and initiated…