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· 7/1/1997

N-K- & V-S

Citations

  • 21 I. & N. Dec. 879

Syllabus

N-K- & V-S-, 21 I&N Dec. 879 (BIA 1997) ID 3312 (PDF) A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel can, if the applicant meets the requirements set forth in Matter of Lozada, 19 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 1988), form the basis of a successful motion to reopen exclusion proceedings where the applicant was ordered excluded in an in absentia hearing.

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