United States Fourth Circuit

Petition for review of denial of motion to continue removal proceedings is denied where petitioner was not eligible for adjustment of status when he sought a continuance, and the IJ did not abuse her discretion in refusing to continue petitioner's removal proceedings indefinitely to await a decision on his wife's labor certification application.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2007
• Published 07/10/2007

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and WILKINS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Alexander Manjanja Chanthunya, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.  Kristin Kay Edison, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, M. JocelynLopez Wright, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.