United States Eighth Circuit

In immigration proceedings, petitions for review of denials of petitioner-mother's request for a continuance, and of the BIA's revocation of an immediate relative petition and denial of petitioner-son's motion to reopen, are denied where: 1) the court lacked jurisdiction to review the denial the motion to continue a removal hearing; and 2) the court also lacked jurisdiction to review the immediate relative petition case filed by the son.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2007
• Published 07/09/2007

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioners was Ross S. Goldstein of Washington, D.C.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Barry Pettinato, USDOJ, Washington, D.C.   Also appearing on respondent's brief were Peter D. Keisler, Richard M. Evans and Joan E. Smiley, USDOJ, OIL, Washington, D.C.