Diop v. Lynch, No. 14-2115 (4th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a native of Senegal, challenged the denial of a continuance or administrative closure of his removal proceedings so he could receive a mental health evaluation. Petitioner was deemed removeable after he pled guilty to three counts of second-degree assault following a psychotic episode at his workplace. The court denied the petition for review, concluding that the IJ did not procedurally or substantively err in assessing petitioner's mental competency. In this case, petitioner had received one continuance after another and there was no defect in the proceedings.
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