United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of appeal from IJ's order of removal is vacated where the BIA failed to follow its own regulations designed to safeguard an immigrant's right to counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2008
• Published 01/09/2008

Judges

• STRAUB, Circuit Judge., Before: STRAUB and HALL, Circuit Judges, and HAIGHT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Raymond Fasano, Madeo & Fasano, New York, NY, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret Kuehne Taylor, Attorney, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief), Washington, D.C., for Respondent.