United States Fourth Circuit

An appellate court is not permitted to alter or stay the period prescribed by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals for voluntary departure while an individual appeals a BIA ruling.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Philip Gordon Schrag, Center for Applied Legal Studies, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Deborah Nirmala Misir, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Papu Sandhu, Senior Litigation, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.