United States Second Circuit

Petition for review of decision affirming removal order entered after counsel for petitioner conceded removability before an Immigration Judge (IJ) is denied where: 1) an IJ is authorized to accept a concession of removability where it is not plainly contradicted by the record evidence; 2) acceptance by an IJ of a plausible concession of removability cannot constitute "egregious circumstances" that would free a represented party from the concessions of his attorney; and 3) petitioner was bound by his attorney's concession of removability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2009
• Published 02/06/2009

Judges

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel