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SAPOUNDJIEV v. ASHCROFT

No. 04-1435.

384 F.3d 916 (2004)

Vassil SAPOUNDJIEV, Encheva Sapoundjiev, and Hristo C. Sapoundjiev, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

October 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saadia Siddique (argued), Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Chicago, IL, Alison M Igoe (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANTON, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for rehearing contends that invocation of the fugitive-disentitlement doctrine is unwarranted, because the petitioners could not have known that a stay of removal did not relieve them of the need to report for custody.

This is a weak argument. The Attorney General invoked the fugitive-disentitlement doctrine, citing a decision that makes the very point that the Sapoundjievs say came as a shock...

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