HAFTLANG v. I.N.S.

No. 85-1306.

790 F.2d 140 (1986)

Esmail HAFTLANG, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Walker, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

David J. Kline, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Thomas W. Hussey, Asst. Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington D.C., were on brief, for respondent. Millicent Clarke, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for respondent.

Before WRIGHT, WALD, and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We are asked in this case to review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying petitioner Esmail Haftlang's motion to reopen his deportation proceedings to assert a claim for asylum. Petitioner argues that the Board's prior deportation order violated his right to counsel under the due process clause. Further, he argues that the Board erred in concluding...

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