No. 23-929October Term 2024Decided Apr 22, 2025
Hugo Abisai Monsalvo Velazquez, Petitioner v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
The Supreme Court ruled that when a noncitizen's statutory deadline for voluntary departure falls on a weekend or holiday, it automatically extends to the next business day.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 22, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that when a noncitizen's statutory deadline for voluntary departure falls on a weekend or holiday, it automatically extends to the next business day. This decision allows individuals to file motions to reopen their cases on the following Monday without facing penalties for failing to leave the country on the non-business day.
Question presented
When a noncitizen’s voluntary-departure period ends on a weekend or public holiday, is a motion to reopen filed the next business day sufficient to avoid the penalties for failure to depart under 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(d)(1)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Apr 22, 2025
- Area
Immigration
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-929
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Bondi
opinion | Apr 22, 2025
opinion
opinion | Apr 22, 2025
Oral Arguments - Bondi
audio | Nov 12, 2024
Petition
brief | Feb 23, 2024