HASSAN v. I.N.S.

No. 96-1311.

110 F.3d 490 (1997)

Tenny HASSAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Royal F. Berg, Chicago, IL, argued for Petitioner.

Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, Richard M. Evans, Quynh Vu (argued), David M. McConnell, Stephen W. Funk, and Michelle Gluck, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") abused its discretion or violated Tenny Hassan's due process rights by refusing to continue his deportation proceedings so that his wife could appeal the denial of an immediate relative visa petition filed on his behalf. Because we find that the BIA did not abuse its broad discretion in refusing to grant the continuance, we affirm its decision dismissing Mr. Hassan's deportation...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases