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· 2/27/2024

Melissa Nanette Diaz v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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  • holding that the Act implements the constitutional requirements of a fair hearing
  • stating that a reasonable alien would inquire as to the status of a motion to change venue submitted prior to the hearing
  • stating that a reasonable alien would inquire as to the status of a motion to change venue submitted prior to the hearing
  • holding that the Act implements constitutional requirements of a fair hearing
  • noting that the IJ delayed the petitioner’s deportation hearing for hours, “hoping that someone would call and explain the petitioner’s absence.”
  • upholding an IJ's decision to deny a motion to change venue, in part because petitioner failed to identify the proposed witnesses

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