Applicant’s name: Ionel Talpazan, stateless, born in Romania.
Alien Registration Number: 936 934 715.
Date of birth: August 16, 1955.
No convictions for aggravated felonies.
First arrival in the U.S. on November 2, 1987, at JFK Airport, New York.
Self-employed artist with an income of $5,000-$6,000 per year.
No children listed.

(Source: Request for cancellation of removal under section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act).

ALIEN

AI Overview: The full meaning of “alien” encompasses being foreign/unfamiliar (not belonging to one’s country, group, or nature), a foreigner/immigrant (a person from another country without citizenship), or, popularly, an extraterrestrial (a being from outer space). Legally, an alien is a person not a citizen or national of the country where they reside, while as a verb, to alienate means to estrange or transfer property. 

OUTSIDER

AI Overview: Being an outsider means not belonging to or being accepted by a specific group, organization, or social norm, feeling separate, and often viewing things from a different perspective, which can stem from cultural differences, new environments, or simply not fitting in with mainstream expectations, sometimes leading to unique insights or being seen as an underdog in competitions.

MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO FILE APPLICATIONS FOR RELIEF
Your Honor:
 Upon the attached declaration of lonel Talpazan and the other documents attached hereto, I respectfully request that the filing deadlines in my removal case be suspended, and that on March 10, 2010, the date of my next Master Calendar hearing, they be reset. Thank you very much for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Ionel Talpazan
 
In the Matter of:
IONEL TALPAZAN
In removal proceedings
 
File No: A027-867-120
DECLARATION OF RESPONDENT
 
 IONEL TALPAZAN declares under penalties of perjury that the following is true and correct:
 
1.     My name is lonel Talpazan. I am the respondent in the above-captioned proceedings.
2.     I make this declaration in support of my request that this Court grant me additional time to submit any and all applications for relief from removal.
3.     1 first entered the United States as a refugee on or about November 2, 1987, and I obtained my lawful permanent residence as of that date.
4.     I was placed into removal proceedings before this Court in 2009.
5.     I am a self-employed artist, with a low income, and am unable to afford private counsel to represent me in my removal proceedings.
6.     1was formerly represented in these proceedings by The Law Office of David H. Faux, acting pro bono.
7.     However, on or about December 14, 2009, informed Mr. Faux that I no longer wished his continued representation in my case, because I was dissatisfied with the way he was handling my case. I would be happy to provide the Court with further details should this be necessary.
8.     On December 30, 2009 I met with David Stern, Esq. of the Legal Aid Society, to request that The Legal Aid Society represent me in these proceedings.
9.     On that date, I was informed by The Legal Aid Society that they would need time to  investigate my case to see if they would be able to represent me.
10.  On January 12, 2010, Mr. Faux made a motion to this Court to be permitted to withdraw as counsel. He did not, however, request that the Court grant me more time to file my applications for relief, which I believe were due to be filed with this Court on or about January 19, 2010. I believe the reason he did not do this is because I had already told him that I no longer wished him to represent me in my removal case.
11.  Although Mr. Faux had completed part of Forms EOIR-42A and 1-589, I did not participate in this process as much as I would have liked to have, and these forms have not yet been fully completed. I would have great difficulty in completing them without the help of an attorney.
12.  1 am hopeful that The Legal Aid Society will decide to represent me, but I don’t yet know if they will be able to do so. My understanding is that if they do decide to represent me, they will be able to help me complete the forms on which work has already been done, and also to help me submit well-organized documents in support of my applications for relief.
13.  I believe I would suffer great prejudice were I not given an extension of time to file my applications for relief and any supporting documents that were due on or about January 19, 2010. I would lose my lengthy legal residence in this country and be deported either to Rumania, where 1 still fear harm, or to another country where I would be a stranger.
14.  For these reasons, I respectfully request that this Court suspend the current deadline for the filing of my applications for relief, and set new deadlines when I appear before the Court for my next Master calendar on March 10, 2010. By that date I hope to have obtained new counsel who will be able to agree to a new filing deadline. Even if I have not obtained new counsel by then, I hope to have been able to obtain pro bono assistance in completing the necessary forms within a reasonable period after March 10, 2010.
15.  I sincerely apologize to the court and to the government for any inconvenience that may have been caused by my inability to timely file the relief applications, and/or by this request for an extension.
16.  This declaration has been read to me in the Rumanian language and I understand everything in it and declare that the contents are true and correct. 17 7 A cif 7
 
January 15, 2010
 Mr. Ionel Talpazan
 612 West 135th Street #1B
 New York, NY 10031