United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of an order affirming the immigration court's determination that it lacked jurisdiction to consider de novo plaintiff's Temporary Protected Status eligibility is granted and remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals to review and interpret applicable statutes and decide whether an alien must exhaust administrative remedies before being able to rely on Temporary Protected Status eligibility in removal proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2009
• Published 06/25/2009

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benjamin Richard Casper, argued, West St. Paul, MN, Sheila Stahlman, on the brief, St. Paul, MN, for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew Oliveira, Office of Immigration Litigation, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.