GARCIA-DELEON v. GARLAND

No. 20-3957.

999 F.3d 986 (2021)

Carlos Alfonso GARCIA-DELEON, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: David E. Funke , DAVID FUNKE IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP, Louisville, Kentucky, for Petitioner. Yanal H. Yousef , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Cynthia M. Nunez , WALKER & ASSOCIATES OF MICHIGAN, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Before: MOORE, CLAY, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Carlos Alfonso Garcia-DeLeon petitions this court for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his motion for administrative closure. For the following reasons, we GRANT the petition for review, VACATE the BIA's order, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

Carlos Alfonso Garcia...

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