Attorney General States IJs May Only Grant Continuances “For Good Cause Shown”

The Attorney General (AG) found that an immigration judge may only grant a continuance of removal proceedings “for good cause shown” and outlined the good-cause standard. Further, the AG vacated the Board’s orders declining to entertain these appeals and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.. Matter of L-A-B-R-, et al., 27 I&N Dec. 405 (A.G. 2018)

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18081671.

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