Sarama v. Holder
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Ghaleb Sarama, a native of Jordan and citizen of Israel, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We grant the petition for review and remand.
We also grant the petition for review and remand as to Sarama’s claim that the IJ violated his due process rights by failing to provide adequate notice regarding the fingerprint requirement. Sarama raised this contention to the BIA, but the BIA did not address it, so we remand for the BIA to do so in the first instance. See Montes-Lopez v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 1163, 1165 (9th Cir. 2007).
Because the BIA did not rely upon the IJ’s finding that Sarama’s asylum claim was time-barred as a ground for denying relief, the BIA properly declined to address Sarama’s due process claim regarding the IJ’s time-bar finding.
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Ghaleb SARAMA v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General
- Status
- Published