United States Eleventh Circuit

Under the transitional rule of 8 USC 1101 (1999), an appellate court may not order the BIA to consider evidence that is offered for the first time on appeal, even if such material satisfies the rigors of 28 USC 2347(c).

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2001
• Published 07/18/2001

Judges

• ANDERSON, Chief Judge:, Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, and CARNES and OAKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph C. Hohenstein,Nationalities Serv. Ctr., Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ethan Kanter, Michael P. Lindemann, Kurt B. Larson, David V. Bernal, Christopher Fuller, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Office of Immigration Litigation Station, Washington, DC, for Respondents.