· 3/22/2012
An Na Peng v. Holder
Citations
- 673 F.3d 1248
- 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5981
- 2012 WL 954649
How courts have described this case
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- applying the facially legitimate standard where an alien brought an equal protection challenge to a statute imposing a continuous-presence requirement on lawful permanent residents (LPRs) but not on non-LPRs
- applying the Mandel standard to reject a lawful permanent resident’s equal protection challenge against a broad policy
- requiring consideration of the “nature of the evidence excluded as a result of the denial of the continuance”
- the BIA abuses its discretion when it fails to consider all relevant factors bearing on the balance of equities or an application for relief
- “The regulations do not define good cause, but the IJ—and, on appeal, the BIA—should consider factors including (1) the nature of the evidence excluded as a result of the denial of the continuance, (2) the reasonableness of the immigrant’s conduct, (3
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Judges: Alarcón, Wardlaw, Smith
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