Case Name: Raja AKHTAR; Mohammad Salman, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-08-17
Citations: 461 F.3d 584
Docket Number: Nos. 04-60497, 04-60895
Parties: Raja AKHTAR; Mohammad Salman, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 461
Pages: 584–584

Head Matter:
Raja AKHTAR; Mohammad Salman, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.
Nos. 04-60497, 04-60895.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 17, 2006.
Peter D. Williamson (argued), Williamson & Chaves, Houston, TX, for Akhtar.
Sarfraz Aftab Sharif (argued), Sharif & Associates, Houston, TX, for Salman.
Jennifer Paisner (argued), David V. Ber-nal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., Margaret Kuehne Taylor, U.S. Dept, of Justice, OIL, Joshua E. Braunstein, U.S. Dept, of Justice, Civ. Div., Imm. Lit., Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. INS, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Imm. Services, Houston, TX, for Gonzales.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Akhtar's petition for panel rehearing is GRANTED and Respondent's motion to remand both cases is GRANTED. Consequently, both cases are REMANDED to the BIA for further consideration in light of 71 Federal Register 27,585 (May 12, 2006).