Legal Opinion
Mehilli v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 2005No. 05-1412PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners in this immigration case sought asylum relief, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals denied relief, finding the asylum application time-barred and the other claims meritless. Petitioners did not timely seek judicial review of that decision; instead, they moved for reconsideration before the BIA, were denied, and then sought judicial review of that latter denial.
Their petition presents a question of first impression in this circuit as to limits on jurisdiction:…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- J. Jesus Torres-Aguilar v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Albathani v. INSCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Andres Flores-Miramontes,petitioner v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. SarkisianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Nikijuluw v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Adel Fadlala Jarbough v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Jihan Hatem Almuhtaseb v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Pan v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Gomis v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Virgilio Jimenez Arias v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
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