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E. A. C. A. v. JEFFREY A. ROSEN, Acting Attorney General

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jan 12, 2021

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Rachel Naggar, CATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK, INC., Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Joanna L. Watson, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Rachel Naggar, CATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK, INC., Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Joanna L. Watson, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Judge(s): MOORE, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. E.A. C.A. (“E.A.”) petitions this court for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to reopen an in absentia removal order. Because the BIA abused its discretion in concluding that E.A. had not established that exceptional circumstances justified her failure to appear, we GRANT the petition for review, VACATE the removal order, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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