United States First Circuit

Petition for habeas corpus is granted in an immigration matter where the immigration judge failed to consider any factors for the exceptional circumstances test in regards to a motion to reopen proceedings after the petitioner missed her scheduled hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/09/2006
• Published 06/09/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ara H. Margosian, II, with whom Law Office of Ara H. Margosian, P.C. was on brief, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Francis W. Fraser, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, with whom Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Donald E. Keener, Deputy Director, were on brief, for respondents.