Lendo v. Gonzales

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that IJ did not abuse her discretion by denying continuance where petitioner 3 was not eligible for adjustment of status when he sought continuance and continuance would have been “open-ended”
• explaining that, under one pathway to a “green card,” an alien’s employer or prospective employer must file a petition, a Form I-140, to be considered along with the alien’s application to be granted lawful permanent resident status
• stating that denial of continuance is reviewed for abuse of discretion
• agreeing with the majority of circuits that § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) does not bar this Court’s jurisdiction to review an IJ’s denial of a continuance
• setting forth standard of review for the denial of a motion for a continuance
• describing the three-step employment-based adjustment process

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).