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Absentia removal in Matter of Lopez-Orellana

In Matter of Lopez-Orellana, 29 I&N Dec. 533 (BIA 2026), the Board of Immigration Appeals held that Immigration Judges must proceed with in absentia removal rather than terminate proceedings when a respondent fails to appear and received adequate notice of the missed hearing, even if the original notice to appear was noncompliant.

May 27, 2026

Case Brief: in Matter of LAPARRA-DELEON (BIA 2026)

In Matter of LAPARRA-DELEON the court held that service of a statutorily compliant notice of hearing is sufficient written notice to support the entry of an in absentia
order of removal even if the respondent was served with a noncompliant notice to appear, is reinstated in the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and is good law in any circuit without contrary precedent.

January 16, 2026