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    Lazare, Shiley, Esq.

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Executive Oce frImigation Review

    Board ofImmigration AppealsOce of the Clerk

    5107 lebu Pk, Suit 2000Fa Church Vin 2204

    Frenkel Hershkow & Shafan LLP16 East 34th Stree, 16th loor

    OHS/CE ce Ce Cue DAL125 E John Carpene wy, Se 500Irvng, TX 75062-2324

    New York, NY 10016

    Name: RSS, CARLIE REBECCA A 087202743

    Date of hs noce: 6/20/2013

    Eclosed s a copy of the Boad's deciso ad orde te above-eeced case.

    Ecosre

    Panel Members:Adki-Bch, Ch K.G, Edwd RHof Sho

    Sceey,

    D c1Doa CaChief Cek

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    Useteam Dock

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    US Deptment of usticeExcue Oce fr igaion Reie

    Decision o e Boad of igaion Appeals

    als Cuc, Virginia 2201

    Fle: A087 202 743-Daas, TX

    re: CAROL BECCA ROSS

    RMOVAL PROCEEDIGS

    APPEA

    Date:

    ON BEHAF OF RESPONDET: Srey Lazare, Esqre

    APPCATO Reopening

    JUN 0 213

    The miaon Jdge deed e respodent's motion to reope becase she faied toestabish exceptona circumstances r her fare to appear at e Febary 17, 2010, heig.owever, po review, we wi sustai te appea and reopen proceeings.

    Te respoent dd not receve e ora wngs when she was seed wt the otce toAppea by certied mai Accordgy, te b to iscretiory reief set rt n secto240(b)(7) of te mation and atioaty Act, 8 USC 1229a(b)(7), does ot appy a terescissio stdards do ot need to be met to reope proceeigs i order to prse oe of tespeced s of relief See Matter of MS 22 I& ec. 349 BIA 1998) Moreover, ayisse of timeiess is cured becase te motio to reope proceeigs was aeed upo by e

    pates a joty ed (MR, Exh. H) 8 CFR. 100323b)(4)(iv). view of te patesaeemet, reopeig of the proceeigs s waate. See Matter of Yewondwoen, 2 & ec025, 106 (BA 997) (discssg the impoant role the pates pay i the proceedigs otng at "teir agreement on a isse or proper corse of acto sod, in most staces, bedetenatve) Accordngy, we wi cge venue and aow e respondet oteropportty to appear r a earig order to prse adjustmet of staus

    OER Te appeal is sstaed, te in absetia order is rescided, te proceedigs arereopened, e recor is remade to te mmiatio Judge r rter proceedigs.

    FTR ORDER: Veue s chaged to New York, ew Yor

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    ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTIC

    XECTI OFFIC FOR IIGTION REVIEW

    IIGTION COURT

    1100 COERCE ST., ROOM 404

    DS, TX 75242

    FRENKEL, HERSKOWITZ & SHAF, LPZAR SIRY

    16 EAT 34TH STREET, 6TH FOOR

    NW YORK, N 10016

    IN THE TTER OF

    ROSS, COIE RBCCA

    FI A 087-202743

    LE TO FORWD NO DRESS PROVIDED

    DAT: Feb 15, 2012

    ATTACD IS A COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE IMMIGRTION JG TIS DECISION

    IS FIN LSS APPA IS FILD WITH THE BO OF IMMIGTION APPEALS

    ITIN 30 CALENAR DAYS OF THE DATE OF T ILING OF TIS WRITTN DECISION

    SEE TH ENCLOSED FORMS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPRY PREPARING YOUR APPYOUR NOTICE OF PPE, ATTACHED DOCENTS, A F OR F WAIR RQUESTMUST BE ILED TO BOD OF IIGTION APPES

    OFFICE OF TH CRK

    P.O. BO 8530

    FALS CRCH, VA 22041

    ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE IMMIGTION JG AS TH RSULT

    OF YOUR FAILUR TO APPEAR AT YOR SCHEDD DPORTATION OR RMOVAL HING.

    THIS DECISION IS FINAL LESS A MOTION TO ROPEN IS FIED I ACCORDCE

    WITH SECTION 242(c) 3) OF TH IIGTION A NATIOITY ACT, 8 USC.SECTIO 1252B() 3) IN DPORTATION PROCEDINGS OR SCTION 240(c) 6),

    8 usc SCTION 1229a)(6) IN REMOV PROCEDINGS IF YO FI A MOTIONTO ROP YOR MOTION MUST BE FID WIT TIS COT

    OTHER

    IMMIGTION CORT

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    DALLAS TX 75242

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    UNITED STAT DEPARTMENT OF JUTCEEXECUTIVE OFFIC FOR MMIGRATON REIEW

    MMGRATION OURT

    IN THE MATTE OF:

    ROSS Caroline Rebecca

    RESPONENT

    HARGE:

    APPLATON:

    DALLAS, TEXS

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    IN REOVL PROCEEINGS

    Setin 237(a)()(B) te Imiatin anNatnaity t, as amene in tat ae amissn

    as a nnimmigant ne 101(a(15) te t, yave emained in te nited States lnge tanpeited, in viatin tis t any te awf te United States

    tn t Repen n bsena Ode and RepenPeedings

    ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT ON BEHF OF THDEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

    SECRTY

    Siey Lazae, EsFenel, Heskkwtz & Saan LLP16 East 34 SteetNew Yk NY 10016

    Pal B Hnke Ill, Es.Cie Cnsel ICE125 E. n Cente F Ste. 500Iving, TX 75062

    ODER OF THE OURT

    e Respndent as led a tin t Repen in te abve-aptine ase F

    th owing asons th Motion wi e DND.

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    FACTUAL AND POCEDUAL TORY

    Te Respndent is a mae, native and itizen f Libeia Ntie t ppea. Se

    enteed te United States n abt ne 20, 2006 as a nnmmigant visit wit

    aizatin t emain in te United States a tempay peid nt t exeed

    eembe 7 2006 Id. Se emained in te United Sates beynd eembe 7, 2006

    wtt atizatin m te Immigatn te epatment f Hmeand Sety (HS

    Gveent) Id

    On gst 25, 2006 te HS seved te Respndent wt a Ntie t ppea

    (NT) via etied mail, et eeipt eqested, agig e wi emvability nde

    Setin 237(a)()(B) f te Immigatin ad Natinality t (IN te t) Ntie t

    ppea Te NT was maied t te Respndent's addess in asall Texas Id

    On eembe 29, 2009 te Respndent ed a Ntie t EOIR lien ddess

    (Fm I-830) isting e new addess as 12147 238 Seet, Rsedae, NY 11422 Fm

    I-830 Tat same day se als led a Mtin t Cange Vene m te allas

    Immigatin Ct t te New Yk Immiatin Ct, and a tin Telepni

    aste Heaing in te alteative Respndents Mtin t Cange Vene, dated

    eembe 23, 2009 In te Respndents tin t Cange Vene e nse

    admited all te aegatins in te NT and neded e age emvabiiy Id

    Immigatin dge Rges denied e tin t Cange Vene n anay 4 2010, bt

    d at te espnents attey wd e ab t appa epnay. de

    te Immigatin dge, anay 4, 2010

    1 n June 15 2007 the Respondent was granted an extenson o her noniant visa b C untiDecember 7 2007 Respondent's otion to Cange Venue dated December 2, 2009 Tab A (o I797)

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    Bt te Respnent an e nsel nee tat te Respnents Maste

    Caen Heang was sele Febay 17, 2010 Respnents Mtn t Cange

    Vene, ate eembe 23, 2009; Respnents Mtn t Repen an n bsenia e

    an Mtn t Cange Vene, ate May 23, 2011

    n Febay 17, 2010 te Respnent e t appea at e eang ts te

    peengs wee nte in absenta At te eang, te Gveent sbmtte

    meny evene estabsng te tt f te tal alegatns ntane n te

    NTA e f te Immgatn Jge, ate Febay 17, 2010 Te Ct n te

    Respnent emvable as age by lea, neval, an nvnng evene See 8

    CFR. 100326( Angy, e Ct esgnate te Respnents nty f

    emval as Lbea, an ee e emve t Lbea in absenta Id.

    At sme pnt ae te n absenta e was entee, te Respnent le an

    485 base pn an appve 130 pettn le n e beaf by e USC mte

    Respnents Mtn t Repen, Tab G

    n Ma 10, 2011, te HS agee t an sgne a Stpatn t Repen

    Remva Peengs ae by te Respnent Respnents Mtn t Repen, Tab

    H Respnents nse sgne e ageement n Ma 17, 2011 Id Te

    Gveent, psant t 8 CFR 32((3(, agee t te ase beng epene s

    tat te Respnent mgt ava eself f Ajstment f Stats psant t te appve

    130 pettn e n e bealf

    n Ma 0, 011, e HS e a Nn-ppstn Mn age f

    Vene Id, Tab L Te HS state at t nt ppse te Respnents Mtn t

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    Change Venue because f he Respndent's medcal cndtn and nancal resurces

    Id

    n ay 23, 201, the Respndent rugh cunsel, led a tn t Repen In

    the Mtn, the Respndent states that she mved t New Yk t lve wh her sste and

    awat rther surgeres a crancal dsder m whch she suers tn t

    Repen, Respndent's Adavt She als sated hat wen she leed f the denal f

    her tn t Change Venue, she was unable t avel back t Texa r her hearng due

    t nancal nabl ad her dependence upn thers her care Id.

    EAL STANDAS

    in absentia emval der pusuant t sectn 240(b)(5) f he Act may be

    rescnded upn a tn t Repen f hee s a vlatn f the respndent's

    cnsttutnal ght t adequate ntce. n such a case, he alen may le a mtn t

    repen at an tme and te curt may rescnd an in absentia remval rder f e "alen

    demnsates that the alen dd nt receve adeuate ntce n accrdance wth the [ntce

    reurements f te INA] 240(b)(5)(C)(); 8 CFR 1003.23(b)(4)()

    A tn t Repen wll nt be granted unless the Respndent esablses a

    prima faie case f elgblt r the underlyng elef. A mtn t repen must be

    accmpaned by applcatns r elef and all supprtng dcuments See INSv. Abudu,

    485 S 94, 04 (988); ee also INSv oherty, 502 S 314 (1992); but see Matte of

    Rui 20 N Dec. 9, 92 (A 1989)2

    n geneal an mmgratn judge as brad

    2 "A motion to reopen may b denied on the basis that the appicant has not stablished a prima ci casr th unrling substantive relief sought See INS v Abudu, 485 US 94 08 S.Ct 904 (1988). But inth context ofa prior in absentia hearing, th unerling relief bing sought b wa of the motion to reopnis the opporuiy to prsnt the applications r rliefat a l evidentiary hearing . When the basis r amotion to reopen is that th imigration juge held a in absentia hearing the alin must establish that hhas resonabl cause r his absnce om the procdings Section 242(b) of the Act 8 US.C 1252(b)(1982) (deporation procedings); Matter ofHaim, supra; attr ofNa supra; Matter ofPatel, Iterim

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    auhory o gran or eny a mon o reoen INSv. ohe 502 US 34, 322 (1992)

    mmgraon uge may eny a moon even here here s ma ce elgby f

    he reef sough ul be ene as a maer of scren INSv RiosPineda 4 71 US

    444, 449 (985)

    naly he our may exercse ssua sponte auhry reen n "ly

    excenal suaons, here he neress of jusce ul be serve. ater of

    22 I & N Dec 1132, 33 (BA 999) ater ofJJ, 2 I. & N Dec 976 (BA

    199);see also Matter ofX-G-W, 22 I & N Dec 71, 74 (BA 998) (nn

    excenal crcumsances me here a amena change n asylum la)

    rer sevce f a ren nce uner e Ac may be accmshe by ersoal

    servce, or f ersona servce s no praccable, sevce by reguar ma o he aen or o

    hs aey f recr INA 239(a)() Proer nce can be accomshe hough

    ersna sece of he cen (he NT A or he NOH), r f persna servce s no

    raccabe, ough servce by mal o he esonen. INA 239(a)( ) Aonaly,

    sece by mal f e ocumen s sucen f here s prof f aeme elvery o he

    alens mos receny prve aress. INA 239(c).

    When he e noce s properly aresse a sen he alen by reular mal

    accorn o normal oce prceres here s also a resumon f every. ater of

    MRA, 24 & N Dec 665, 673 (BA 2008) Hoever, he regular mal resumn

    s eer han he resumon apyn o cumens sen by cee mal Id; See

    Decii 993 A 985) ad Pate v. S 803 F.2d 80 5t C.986) atte f aaag 3 I &NDec 775 A 97) Once eanabe caue a been etabied te appicat etan tatut igtt a pptuit t peent i aum caim at a eang T eque im t etab pma ce egbiit au n cnjunctn wt i mtn t epen bee e i gven te pput t a eang n aum cam wud vate tatut gt t uc a eang. atte f Ruz 20 . & N Dec. 9 9-93 A 989)

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    Matter of Gralva, 2 I & N De. 27 37 (A 995). Wen alleging nonreei of a

    rien noie e rden is on e alien o rovide roof ha e doume as no

    reeived atter of MRA, 24 & . De a 7374; see als Matter of Ramirez

    Sanche, 7 & De 503 (BA 980) (en alleging non-reei of an NA e

    aien ms rovide some evidee o he or ha he A as o in reeived) n

    adjdiaing an aliens moion o resind an in absentia order of removal ased on a

    laim a a A or OH sen y regular mail o he mos reen address as no

    reeived all relevan evidee smied o re he eaker resmion of delivery

    mus e onsidered y he mmigraion dge. Matter of MRA 24. & N. De. a 73

    74

    f he aliens address is no rovided or is inorrely rovided in e A he

    alien mus rovide o e our a rie oie of an address and eleone numer a

    hih he alien a e onaed ihi ve days of servie of e NA 8 F.R.

    003(d)(). is reqiremen is saised y omleing and ling a ange of

    Address Fo (EOR33) Id n addiion iin ve days of any ange of address

    e alien mus omlee and le h he our a hange of Address orm 8 F.R.

    10035(d)(2) hs if e alien ils o le a hange of Address Fo hen reqired

    and his is e reason he as no reeived roer noie of a sheduled earing e la

    of oie anno e he asis r graning a moion o reoe Matter ofMRA 24 &

    N. De. a 75.

    he A ides e aiens oliaion o imediael rvide he Aoe

    General ih rien reord of ay hange i address or eleone numer and he

    onseqees r failing o do so and also inldes he onsequenes r iling o

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    appear See NA 39(a)( )(), (a)( )(G) The Noice of Hearing, whether contaned in

    the charging document or as a separate noice, states the ime and pace of he schedued

    hearing and informs he aien of the consequences r iing o update his address and

    r iing o appear INA 39(a)( )(G), (a)()(A)(i)

    n addition to an aiens stator obigaion nder INA 39(a)( )() to update

    his address aer moing, an aien aso has the genera obigaion o repor address

    changes to he Atoe Genera nder A 65(a) A aiens residing n he nied

    Saes mus noi he Attoe Genera in wrtng of each chage of address whn ten

    das of the aien's moe NA 65(a)

    ANALSIS

    A he ouse of the anasis, he Cou recognizes he oin Moion o Reopen

    signed b the DHS and he Respondent, ia counse This oint Motion remoes both he

    time imit imposed on a proper moion o reopen and the e reqiremen 8 CR

    1003(c)(3)(iii); 8 CR 10034(b)( )(ii) As such, he Respondent's moion was

    time and did no reqire a fee.

    In the presen case, he Responden was seed with an NTA ia ceied mai

    wing her of he consequences r iing o appear in Cou nder he Ac, seice

    ia ceried ma is a proper method sucient r the Cour o nd ha the Responden

    was gien adequae noce See INA 39(a)( ); Mtter o/rv, 1 I & N Dec a

    3 7 oth he Respondent and her atoe conceded notice of he hearing date in

    ebar 010 See Respondes Motio to hange Venue, Lawyers Adait

    Responden's Moion o Reopen, Respondent's Adai hie the Responden ed an

    IR33 wih her New York address o he Cou, mere showng the Co ha she had

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    move o of sae o gaaee he a hage of vee o ae he oblgao o

    ae he Dalas mmao Co he heag The mgao Jge

    exlly ene he oo o Chage Vee a oe he of hs eso heee

    oblgag he o aea a he Dalas Immgao Co o Febay 7, 2 See

    e of he mmgao Jge dae Janay 4 2.

    he he esoes le o aea was o base o exeoa

    msanes ee Mater oGD 22 & N De a he she ese

    evee of he mea oo she also exy sae ha he e o aea

    Co was e o aal hasho he meal oo See esoe's

    Moo o eoe esoes Afav Faa hash oes o waan

    exeoal msaes

    Aogly he owg Oe wl be eee:

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    OER

    IT I ERBY ORDERED ha he Repnden in Repen i

    DED.

    i 3 day f Janary 212

    Deiic H SimsUned Sae igran dge

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