United States Fifth Circuit

When a petitioner seeks to raise a claim not presented to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the claim is one that the Board has adequate mechanisms to address and remedy, the petitioner must raise the issue in a motion to reopen prior to requesting court review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2001
• Published 05/18/2001

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa S. Brodyaga (argued), San Benito, TX, Robert G. Estrada, Law Office of Robert G. Estrada, Wichita Falls, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee., Robbin K. Blaya (argued), John J. Andre, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellant.