Opinion ID: 202758
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Continuance Claim

Text: 10 We review claims that an IJ erred in not granting a continuance for abuse of discretion. Alsamhouri, 484 F.3d at 122-23. 11 In his petition for review, Feliz states that the BIA has established that IJs should grant continuances of removal proceedings to allow for adjudication of late-filed applications for waiver of the joint petition requirement. See, e.g., In re Stowers, 22 I. & N. Dec. 605, 612-14 (BIA 1999). Feliz argues that his situation is analogous to the waiver application situation, and that BIA precedent thus required the IJ to grant a continuance. 12 There is no need to explore the issue because no request for a continuance was made at the February 7, 2005 hearing. At most, counsel for Feliz indicated that she preferred to refile a Form I-751 rather than apply for voluntary departure. Moreover, Feliz had no I-751 petition pending with the Department of Homeland Security, and he has given no explanation for why he could not have refiled his I-751 or sought rescheduling of the missed interview, see 8 C.F.R. § 216.4(b)(3), before the February 7 hearing. 13