GRIJALVA

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 472

Syllabus

GRIJALVA, 21 I&N Dec. 472 (BIA 1996) ID 3284 (PDF) An order of deportation issued following a hearing conducted in absentia may be rescinded under section 242B(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1252b(c)(3) (Supp. V 1993), where an alien properly establishes that his failure to appear was the result of ineffective assistance of counsel which amounts to \exceptional circumstances\ within the meaning of section 242B(f)(2) of the Act.