In an decision issued earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit ruled that an applicant waived her applications for a waiver of inadmissibility and Withholding of Removal by failing to timely apply. The government placed Taggar in removal proceedings for being inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(A). The government added additional charges under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(G)(ii) and 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(3)(B)(iii). She applied for Cancellation of Removal and Withholding of Removal. She failed to apply timely as instructed by the immigration judge and the government moved to pretermit the case for her late filing and the judge ordered her removal. She appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which upheld the immigration judge‘s decision.
In upholding the decisions, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the immigration judge did not abuse his discretion since he is entitled to set deadlines under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.31. The court ruled that since she did not file within the deadline, she waived her applications and her removal order was proper.
This is a very good decision that should be applied in our circuit. I have had several cases where the government did not meet the immigration judge‘s deadlines and was still able to admit evidence and arguments. I look forward to arguing this case before our immigration judges.
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