United States First Circuit

A petition for review, by a Colombian national and citizen, of a final order of removal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) is denied where: 1) the IJ did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's emergency motion to continue as the record shows that for nearly two years, petitioner failed to abide by the IJ's directives without furnishing a reasonable justification; 2) the IJ did not abuse its discretion in dismissing petitioner's claims for relief as abandoned as she failed to submit any of the court-ordered documents necessary to resolve those claims nor filed for asylum within the one-year time limit; and 3) petitioner was not denied due process rights as she was given the opportunity for a full hearing under the governing regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2012
• Published 07/27/2012

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel