Opinion ID: 3065147
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Removability Charges and IJ Proceedings

Text: Irigoyen-Briones, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States illegally in 1991. In November 2003, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement commenced proceedings against him by filing a Notice to Appear (NTA), charging him with removability as an alien present in the United States without being admitted or paroled, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i). At a hearing before an IJ in December 2003, IrigoyenBriones admitted the allegations in the NTA and conceded removability. In October 2004, he filed an application for can13976 IRIGOYEN-BRIONES v. HOLDER cellation of removal or, in the alternative, for voluntary departure. The IJ denied these requests in December 2006.