Legal Opinion

Abdul Mohammad Hussain v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 10, 2009No. 08-1613Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Abdul Hussain, a native of Pakistan, contends that the Board of Immigration Appeals improperly decided his motion to reopen removal proceedings initiated against him after the Department of Homeland Security discovered that he stayed in the United States for more than a year after his temporary visitor’s visa expired. Because the decision to reject his motion to reopen was a discretionary one, and Hussain’s challenge to it does not involve a constitutional or legal question, we lack jurisdiction over Hussain’s appeal, and therefore dismiss it.

I. BACKGROUND

Hussain, a native and citizen of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Rios-PinedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Glory Obianuju Ezeagwuna v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  5. Kucana v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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