Matter of Hashmi

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  1. New Developments in U.S. Immigration Court

    Mintz - Immigration ViewpointsFebruary 14, 2020

    Molina v. INS, 981 F.2d 14, 16 (1st Cir. 1992) (citing Castaneda-Delgado v. INS, 525 F.2d 1295, 1300 (7th Cir. 1975); Patel v. INS, 803 F.2d 804, 806 (5th Cir. 1986)) (“Immigration judges have broad legal power to decide whether or not to grant continuances.”). Matter of Hashmi, 24 I&N Dec. 785, 790 (BIA 2009) (discussing the appropriate factors for consideration of a motion to continue). David Hausman & Jayashri Srikantiah, Time, Due Process, and Representation: An Empirical and Legal Analysis of Continuances in Immigration Court, Fordham L. Rev. 1823, 1827 (Apr. 2016) (“The more time [individuals in removal proceedings] had between hearings, the more likely they were to find a lawyer.