U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Beltran Rizo v. Blanche
September 3, 2026
Summary
The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review, holding that the petitioner demonstrated good cause for failing to complete the biometrics requirement on time and therefore reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals’ abandonment finding. The court concluded that the Immigration Judge abused his discretion by not considering the attorney’s errors and the petitioner’s circumstances, and remanded for a reasonable period to complete biometrics.