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· 7/24/2001

Xu Yong Lu v. John Ashcroft

Citations

  • 259 F.3d 127

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  • noting that § 1229a(c)(6) went into effect on April 1, 1997
  • affirming a denial of a motion to reopen where the petitioner failed to meet two of the three Lozada requirements
  • Board’s procedural requirements for asserting claim of ineffective assistance of counsel are generally reasonable exercise of its discretion
  • “we are concerned that courts could apply Lozada’s third prong so strictly that it would effectively require all petitioners claiming ineffective assistance to file a bar complaint.”
  • \Congress has long recognized the importance of counsel in immigration proceedings.\
  • “This is the first opportunity we have had to review the Board’s three prong test for analyzing ineffective assistance of counsel claims. We conclude that it is a reasonable exercise of the Board’s discretion.”

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