ALVARADO-ARENAS v. SESSIONS

No. 15-2987.

851 F.3d 827 (2017)

Michael ALVARADO-ARENAS, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS, III, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner and appeared on the brief was Robert Aaron Perkins , of Culver City, CA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent and appeared on the brief was Katherine Ann Smith , O.I.L., of Washington, DC.

Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Michael Alvarado-Arenas, a citizen of Mexico, was ordered removed in absentia when he failed to appear for a removal hearing in an immigration court. He moved to reopen the hearing, but an immigration judge denied the motion, and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed after finding no exceptional circumstances...

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