AMICO

Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 652

Syllabus

AMICO, 19 I&N Dec. 652 (BIA 1988) ID 3063 (PDF) (1) \Administrative closing\ is merely an administrative convenience which allows the removal of cases from the calendar in certain situations, without the entry of a final order. (2) Where, after several hearings and continuances, the respondent failed to appear at a rescheduled hearing to pursue an application for relief from deportation, the immigration judge should not have administratively closed the case, but rather should have held a hearing in absentia and entered a final order in the case.