Velazquez v. Bondi

In this case, the court considered this issue: When a noncitizen’s voluntary-departure period ends on a weekend or public holiday, is a motion to reopen filed the next business day sufficient to avoid the penalties for failure to depart under 8 U-S-C § 1229c(d)(1)?

The case was decided on April 22, 2025.

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