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Category Archives: Motion to Reopen
Recent Cases United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (October 2017-December 2018. CA7)
Alvarenga-Flores v. Sessions Citation Case Number: No. 17-2920 Decision Date: August 28, 2018 Federal District: Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals Holding: Petition denied Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s denial of application for asylum relief, … Continue reading
Posted in 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, Administrative Procedure Act, Asylum, Cancellation of Removal for Non-Lawful Permanent Residents, I-751 petition, Motion to Reopen, remove residency conditions, U nonimmigrant status, U-Visa, Uncategorized, Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, violating order of protection, writ of mandamus
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SCOTUS affirms jurisdiction to decide equitable tolling of statutory time limit to file a motion to reopen a removal proceeding
Issue: Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in holding that it had no jurisdiction to review petitioner’s request that the Board of Immigration Appeals equitably tolled the ninety-day deadline on his motion to reopen as a result of ineffective assistance of … Continue reading
CA7 denies motion to reopen filed almost nine years from the final administrative removal order
Patel v Holder, Case No. 13-2442 (C.A. 7. Apr. 1, 2014) Jyotsnaben and Pravin Patel petition for review of a denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of their motion to reopen their removal proceedings. The Patels moved to reopen … Continue reading
Zambrano v Holder CA7, illegal reentry bars Motion to Reopen and 212 (c) discretionary relief
Reyes, a citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. in 1979 and was granted lawful permanent resident status in 1989. In 1993, he pled guilty to two felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. He was sentenced to six … Continue reading
CA7 finds religious persecution in China, June 2013
Shu Liu v. Holder, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2013 The petitioner, a Chinese citizen, entered the U.S. in 2001, at the age of 18, and applied for asylum on the ground that if returned to China she would be … Continue reading
Posted in 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, changed circumstances, changed country conditions, Chinese officials persecute members of house churches, Motion to Reopen, Motions to Reopen, persecution on account of political opinion, religious freedom in China, religious persecution in China, well-founded fear of future persecution, well-founded fear of religious persecution
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