ARIAS-VALENCIA v. MUKASEY

No. 07-1713.

529 F.3d 428 (2008)

Fredy Augusto ARIAS-VALENCIA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin D. Harris, on brief for petitioner.

Carmel A. Morgan, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Barry J. Pettinato, Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Fredy Augusto Arias-Valencia ("Arias"), a native of Colombia, arrived in the United States in 1988. After numerous hearings, missed appearances, and failures to depart the United States, Arias made a motion to reconsider and remand which was denied by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") on April 11, 2007. Arias contends that the Immigration Judge ("IJ") who heard his case abused his discretion when he denied the motion. After careful consideration...

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