BROWN v. I.N.S.

No. 84-1528.

775 F.2d 383 (1985)

Victor Hugo BROWN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nigel L. Scott, Washington, D.C., with whom Raymond B. Thompson, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for petitioner.

Eileen A. Carty, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for the respondent.

Lauri Steven Filppu and Mark C. Walters, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances, for respondent.

Before WALD, EDWARDS and STARR, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

STARR, Circuit Judge.

The principal issue raised by this petition for review is whether the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) abused its discretion by refusing to reopen the deportation proceedings of petitioner, Victor Hugo Brown. We conclude that petitioner did not support his allegation of "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" with sufficient evidentiary material to warrant reopening his...

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