ROSALES

Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 655

Syllabus

ROSALES, 19 I&N Dec. 655 (BIA 1988) ID 3064 (PDF) (1) Where an attorney asks to withdraw from representation of an alien, his request for withdrawal should include evidence that he attempted to advise his client, at his last known address, of the date, time, and place of the scheduled hearing, and he should also provide the immigration judge with the alien's last known address, assuming it is more current than any address previously provided to the immigration judge. (2) Unless these requirements are met, counsel's withdrawal should be only conditionally granted, that is, granted for all purposes except receipt of service of documents.