Opinion ID: 791270
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Pergega's due process rights

Text: 67 Pergega further contends that his hearing before the IJ suffered from a litany of procedural errors that impaired his ability to have a fair hearing. He argues, correctly, that the Fifth Amendment guarantees of due process extend to aliens in deportation proceedings, entitling them to a full and fair hearing. Huicochea-Gomez v. INS, 237 F.3d 696, 699 (6th Cir.2001). To constitute fundamental unfairness, however, a defect in the removal proceedings must have been such as might have led to denial of justice. Allabani v. Gonzales, 402 F.3d 668, 676 (6th Cir.2005) (quotation marks omitted). Because we are reversing the BIA's adverse credibility finding and remanding the case for further consideration of Pergega's application, we have no need to consider these alleged procedural errors at this time. Pergega's procedural allegations would still be reviewable on a future appeal, however, if the BIA continues to rely on the already existing record.