Sutton Realty Co. v. Higgins

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an in absentia hearing, rather than termination, is appropriate when an alien fails to appear because they have departed from the United States
• stating that an Immigration Judge may terminate proceedings in “specific circumstances consistent with the law and applicable regulations”
• stating that an Immigration Judge may terminate proceedings in “specific circumstances consistent with the law and applicable regulations”
• “If the DHS meets its burden, the [i]mmigration [j]udge should issue an order of removal; if it cannot, the [i]mmigration [j]udge should terminate proceedings.”
• “An alien does not need to be physically in the United States for the Immigration Judge to retain jurisdiction over pending proceedings and to conduct an in absentia hearing.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).