Xin Qiang Liu v. Lynch

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Xin Qiang Liu (“Liu”), a native and citizen of China, seeks judicial review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his motion to rescind an in absentia removal order and motion to reopen removal proceedings. After careful consideration, we must deny Liu’s petition.

I. Background

Liu entered the United States without inspection at St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, on or about March 18, 1998. On that same date, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) served Liu with…