United States Ninth Circuit

An allegation that immigration judge exhibited bias against an alien in violation of alien's due process rights presents a reviewable claim that bypasses the IIRIRA's transitional rules, but alien must first exhaust the claim before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/11/2000
• Decided 06/25/2001
• Published 06/25/2001

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, THOMAS and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arielle Bases and John Ayala, Law Office of Enrique Arevalo, South Pasadena, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• William J. Howard and Carl McIntyre, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.