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Miguel v. I.N.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 27, 2003
73 F. App'x 992 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion

Argued and Submitted July 16, 2003.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

In appeal of removal proceeding, the Court of Appeals held that alien's confusion about the date of her hearing did not constitute exceptional circumstances.

Affirmed.

Page 993.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Jesse A. Moorman, Judith L. Wood, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.

Regional Counsel, Western Region, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Los Angeles District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Linda S. Wendtland, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice, Michelle R. Slack, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Before NOONAN, KLEINFELD, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Gonzalez Miguel admits she received notice of the hearing she missed. We are compelled under the language of the statute to conclude that confusion about the date does not constitute "exceptional circumstances" under 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(e)(1). Singh v. INS is distinguishable because there the alien was concededly eligible for adjustment of status. The BIA rejected the Convention Against Torture claim on the basis it was abandoned when Gonzalez Miguel missed her hearing. She does not address this issue on appeal, and so it is waived. The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997 is not constitutionally infirm.

See Sharma v. INS, 89 F.3d 545 (9th Cir.1996).

295 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2002).

Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996).

Pub.L. 105-100, as amended by Pub.L. 105-139.

See Jimenez-Angeles v. Ashcroft, 291 F.3d 594 (9th Cir.2002), Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510 (9th Cir.2001).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Miguel v. I.N.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 27, 2003
73 F. App'x 992 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Miguel v. I.N.S.

Case Details

Full title:Candelaria Gonzalez MIGUEL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 27, 2003

Citations

73 F. App'x 992 (9th Cir. 2003)