Court Opinion

ID: 9484793
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 10:09:41.653002+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:50:28.243469
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NOONAN, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
Cole’s peril comes from his possession of tattoos. Before exposing him to that peril, he should be given the chance to remove the tattoos. The Board of Immigration Appeals has the discretion, in these extraordinary circumstances, to defer his deportation until the tattoos are removed. See Barapind v. Reno, 225 F.3d 1100, 1113 (9th Cir.2000). Accordingly, I vote to remand to the BIA to exercise this discretion.
If the BIA does exercise this discretion and the tattoos are removed, or if Cole declines to seek removal of the tattoos, I vote to deny Cole any further delay in his deportation. If the BIA does not exercise its discretion or if the tattoos are not removed, I concur in Judge Berzon’s opinion.