What is the time limit for filing an appeal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Da Cruz v. I.N.S., 4 F.3d 721 (9th Cir. 1993):
The time limit for filing an appeal is mandatory and jurisdictional. See Hernandez-Rivera v. INS, 630 F.2d 1352, 1354 (9th Cir.1980); Matter of Escabar, 18 I & N Dec. 412 (BIA 1983). A case may not be reopened solely to allow a late appeal. Matter of D., 5 I & N Dec. 520 (BIA 1953).
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