Second Circuit Court In New York Upholds Deportation Order In Flores V. Bondi
Story by Erin Sherwood • 14h
Second Circuit denies Saul Hernandez Flores' petition, citing a failure to prove "exceptional hardship" and prejudice from alleged ineffective counsel.
In a decision handed down Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the petition of Saul Hernandez Flores, a Mexican citizen seeking to halt his removal from the United States. The court's ruling, in the case of Hernandez Flores v. Bondi, affirms the decisions of both an immigration judge (IJ) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which found that Flores failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims.
The case centered on two main issues: whether the immigration agency abused its discretion in denying Flores a continuance of his removal proceedings and whether his prior legal counsel was constitutionally ineffective. The Second Circuit rejected both arguments, paving the way for his removal.
According to court documents, Saul Hernandez Flores, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2002, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2018. Over the course of his removal proceedings, Flores made multiple requests for a continuance. His final request was made in September 2019, just after his girlfriend gave birth to their child.
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