The Tenth Circuit has rejected a two-step stop time rule for cancellation of removal. Service of a Notice to Appear that lacks the time of the first removal hearing does not trigger the stop time rule, and the rule is still not triggered when the Immigration Court issues a hearing notice that contains this information. “d. In our view, the stop-time rule is triggered by one complete notice to appear rather than a combination of documents.”

The full text of Banuelos-Galviz v. Barr can be found here:

https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/19/19-9517.pdf

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