United States Third Circuit

In deciding that Immigration Judge's jurisdiction was limited on remand to issue for which the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) specifically reopened the case, the Board's departure from its own precedent, without a reasonable explanation, was arbitrary.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2001
• Decided 04/16/2002
• Published 04/16/2002

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, and McKEE and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Visuvanthan Rudrakumaran [ARGUED], New York, NY, Counsel for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jimmy Johnson, William C. Minick [ARGUED], Michael P. Lindemann, Christopher C. Fuller, Alison M. Igoe, Office of Immigration Litigation Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Counsel for Respondent.