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Podcast: Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Episode: Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi (Immigration)
Description: Send us Fan MailIn Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi  the Supreme Court held that when a voluntary departure deadline under 8 U.S.C. §1229c(b)(2) lands on a weekend or legal holiday, it carries over to the next business day. Monsalvo VelĂĄzquez had been granted 60 days to voluntarily depart the U.S. He filed a motion to reopen on the following Monday after day 60 fell on a Saturday. The Board of Immigration Appeals and the Tenth Circuit rejected the motion as late, reading â60 daysâ to mean calendar days, no exceptions. The Court reversed...