Alvaro Cortina-Chavez v. Jefferson B. Sessions III

Rovner, Circuit Judge.

Alvaro Cortina-Chavez petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") to deny his motion to reconsider the dismissal of his administrative appeal. We dismiss his petition to the extent that he seeks review of the BIA's refusal to grant sua sponte review of its prior decision, and we deny the remainder of the petition.

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Cortina-Chavez is a native and citizen of Mexico who entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown place, without presenting himself for inspection by an immigration officer. He came to the attention of…