Varinder Singh v. Merrick Garland

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24 F.4th 1315
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 4, 202220-70050California3,654 words

Opinion

Opinion

Gould, J.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VARINDER SINGH, No. 20-70050 Petitioner, Agency No. v. A209-393-493

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, OPINION Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued and Submitted November 17, 2021 San Francisco, California

Filed February 4, 2022

Before: M. Margaret McKeown and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges, and Donald W. Molloy, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Gould

* The Honorable Donald W. Molloy, United States District Judge for the District of Montana, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

Immigration

Granting Varinder Singh’s petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, and remanding, the panel held that noncitizens must receive a Notice to Appear in a single document specifying the time and date of the noncitizen’s removal proceedings, otherwise any in absentia removal order directed at the noncitizen is subject to rescission pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(C)(ii).

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