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Cite as:  585 U. S. ____ (2018) 

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Opinion of the Court 

1229(a),  in  turn,  provides  that  “written  notice  (in  this 
section  referred  to  as  a  ‘notice  to  appear’)  shall  be  given 
. . . to the alien . . . specifying”: 

“(A) The nature of the proceedings against the alien.
“(B)  The  legal  authority  under  which  the  proceed-

ings are conducted.

“(C) The acts or conduct alleged to be in violation of

law. 

“(D) The charges against the alien and the statutory 

provisions alleged to have been violated. 

“(E)  The  alien  may  be  represented  by  counsel  and
the alien will be provided (i) a period of time to secure 
counsel under subsection (b)(1) of this section and (ii)
a  current  list  of  counsel  prepared  under  subsection 
(b)(2) of this section.

“(F)(i)  The  requirement  that  the  alien  must  imme-
diately  provide  (or  have  provided)  the  Attorney  Gen-
eral with a written record of an address and telephone 
number  (if  any)  at  which  the  alien  may  be  contacted 
respecting  proceedings  under  section  1229a  of  this 
title. 

“(ii)  The  requirement  that  the  alien  must  provide
the Attorney General immediately with a written rec-
ord  of  any  change  of  the  alien’s  address  or  telephone 
number. 

“(iii) The consequences under section 1229a(b)(5) of 
this  title  of  failure  to  provide  address  and  telephone 
information pursuant to this subparagraph.

“(G)(i)  The  time  and  place  at  which  the  [re-

moval] proceedings will be held.

“(ii)  The  consequences  under  section  1229a(b)(5)  of 
this  title  of  the  failure,  except  under  exceptional  cir- 

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constitute  grounds  for  removal  or  inadmissibility.  §1229b(d)(1)(B).  

That provision is not at issue here.