United States Fifth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of petitioner's motion to reopen proceedings and to rescind the order of removal that was entered in absentia is denied where there was substantial evidence to support the BIA's finding that petitioner did not receive notice of his hearing because he failed to comply with his obligation to provide the immigration court with current address information.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/18/2009
• Published 02/18/2009

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin Avila Robles, Law Offices of Martin R. Guajardo, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathryn M. McKinney, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Anh-Thu P. Mai, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, Mario R. Ortiz, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent.