· 12/2/2013
Pritam Taggar v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Citations
- 736 F.3d 886
- 2013 WL 6224282
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 23937
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- holding that we review for abuse of discretion an IJ’s decision to deem documents waived as untimely under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.31, which applies to “the filing of all documents . . . before the immigration courts”
- holding that “[n]either the IJ nor the [BIA] abused their discretion in holding that Taggar had waived her application for relief and protection” because she “did not file her application for relief by . . . the extended due date”
- determining that there was no abuse of discretion in finding application abandoned for failure to file it by the deadline
- concluding there was no abuse of discretion when the petitioner failed to file her application by the filing deadline set by the IJ
- holding this Court reviews for abuse of discretion “an IJ’s decision to deem applications waived for failing to adhere to deadlines imposed under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.31”
- finding no abuse of discretion in IJ’s decision to reject applications for relief from removal filed after court-ordered deadline
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Judges: Wallace, Smith, Ikuta
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