United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of application for cancellation of removal and denial of motion to remand is denied where: 1) the Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in affirming the immigration judge's determination that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) cancellation application was untimely and waived; and 2) the Board was not required to rule on merits of VAWA cancellation claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/04/2009
• Published 05/04/2009

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benjamin Richard Casper, argued, West St. Paul, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Regan Hildebrand, argued, Washington, DC, Andrew Oliveira, USDOJ, on the brief, for respondent.