SHARIF EX REL. SHARIF v. ASHCROFT

No. 01-2870.

280 F.3d 786 (2002)

Umme S. SHARIF and Umme N. Sharif, by their guardian Muhammad SHARIF, Petitioners-Appellants, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher W. Helt (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioners-Appellants.

Papu Sandhu (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and WOOD, JR., and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Twin sisters Umme N. Sharif and Umme S. Sharif were ordered removed to Pakistan when they failed to appear for hearings. The Sharifs did not seek judicial review in the court of appeals under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a). A bag-and-baggage letter was issued and ignored. Later the sisters asked the district court to issue a writ of habeas corpus that would stop the INS from implementing the removal orders. The district court held that it lacked...

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