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Martinez-Serrano v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Facts

Respondent Immigration and Naturalization Service began deportation proceedings against petitioner alien for entering the United States without inspection. An Immigration Judge found petitioner to be deportable and granted him voluntary departure. Petitioner's appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) was dismissed, and he filed a motion to reopen and reconsider the dismissal. The BIA denied the motion, and petitioner appealed.

Respondent Immigration and Naturalization Service began deportation proceedings against petitioner alien for entering the United States without inspection. An Immigration Judge found petitioner to be deportable and granted him voluntary departure. Petitioner's appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) was dismissed, and he filed a motion to reopen and reconsider the dismissal. The BIA denied the motion, and petitioner appealed.

Issue

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of petitioner's appeal and the denial of his motion to reopen and reconsider.

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of petitioner's appeal and the denial of his motion to reopen and reconsider.

Rule

8 U.S.C. 1105a(a)(1) states that 'a petition for review may be filed not later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of the final deportation order.' This statutory time limit is both mandatory and jurisdictional.

8 U.S.C. 1105a(a)(1) states that 'a petition for review may be filed not later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of the final deportation order.' This statutory time limit is both mandatory and jurisdictional.

Analysis

The court found that Martinez-Serrano did not file a separate petition for review for the BIA's dismissal of his appeal and failed to file a petition for review of the BIA's dismissal of his appeal within the 90 days after the issuance of the opinion. The court also noted that the BIA's decision was not mailed to the appropriate party until it was sent to the correct address, which allowed for the timely filing of the petition for review regarding the denial of the motion to reopen and reconsider.

The court found that Martinez-Serrano did not file a separate petition for review for the BIA's dismissal of his appeal and failed to file a petition for review of the BIA's dismissal of his appeal within the 90 days after the issuance of the opinion. The court also noted that the BIA's decision was not mailed to the appropriate party until it was sent to the correct address, which allowed for the timely filing of the petition for review regarding the denial of the motion to reopen and reconsider.

Conclusion

The court denied petitioner alien's appeal of the BIA's order which dismissed his appeal and his motion to reopen and reconsider the dismissal because the court lacked jurisdiction to review the dismissal of the appeal and petitioner waived the issue of the motion to reopen and reconsider.

The court denied petitioner alien's appeal of the BIA's order which dismissed his appeal and his motion to reopen and reconsider the dismissal because the court lacked jurisdiction to review the dismissal of the appeal and petitioner waived the issue of the motion to reopen and reconsider.

Who won?

The Immigration and Naturalization Service prevailed in the case because the court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of the appeal and that the petitioner waived the issue regarding the motion to reopen.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service prevailed in the case because the court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of the appeal and that the petitioner waived the issue regarding the motion to reopen.

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