United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of denial of petitioners' motion to continue their removal proceedings, so that they could apply to become lawful permanent residents based on their marriages to United States citizens, is dismissed where the court lacked jurisdiction to review the IJ's determination that the continuance would be futile.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2008
• Published 10/23/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen D. Berman, Roland C. Lara (argued), Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anh-Thu P. Mai, Arthur L. Rabin, Terri J. Scadron, Karen Y. Stewart (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.