United States Ninth Circuit

Where petitioners merely filed for asylum prior to the effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, they could have no "settled expectations" of being placed in deportation proceedings rather than removal proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2003
• Published 04/07/2003

Judges

• CLIFTON, Circuit Judge., Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, NOONAN and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter Rafael Pineda, Redwood City, CA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony P. Nicastro, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.