PAFE v. HOLDER

No. 09-3466.

615 F.3d 967 (2010)

Victorine Nakue PAFE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn Garfinkel, argued, Falls Church, VA, for petitioner.

Jeffrey Bernstein, argued, Washington, DC (Allen W. Hausman, on the brief), for respondent.

Before LOKEN, BRIGHT and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Victorine Pafe, a native of Cameroon, filed an asylum application on April 11, 2002. A hearing before an Immigration Judge ("IJ") was scheduled for November 7, 2002. However, Pafe's attorney informed her that she was not required to attend. The day before the hearing, Pafe learned that her attorney's advice was incorrect, but she could not travel to the hearing location in time. The IJ entered an in abstentia removal order against her. On June 13...

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