Campos-Chaves v. Garland
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of Campos-Chaves v. Garland.
The Supreme Court addressed whether aliens Campos-Chaves, Singh, and Mendez-Colín could rescind their in absentia removal orders due to alleged defective notice. The Court found that each received proper notice under § 1229(a)(2) for their missed hearings. The decision affirmed the Fifth Circuit and reversed and vacated the Ninth Circuit's rulings.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in Campos-Chaves v. Garland.
The Court held that the aliens could not rescind their in absentia removal orders because they received proper notice under § 1229(a)(2).
Constitutional Concepts
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Why Procedural Due Process is relevant to Campos-Chaves v. Garland
The case revolves around whether the aliens received proper notice of their removal hearings, which is a procedural due process issue.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)To initiate the removal of an alien... the Federal Government must provide the alien with 'written notice' of the proceedings.
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in Campos-Chaves v. Garland that support the summary and concepts above.
Because each of the aliens in this case received a proper § 1229(a)(2) notice for the hearings they missed.
The Government's provision of a single notice under either paragraph (1) or (2) defeats rescission under § 1229a(b)(5)(C)(ii).
Notice under paragraph (2) supersedes the NTA; when there is paragraph (2) notice, it is that notice which informs the alien when to appear.