Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 6, 2005No. 04-2261PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Martin Roberts, is a native of Grenada. He seeks judicial review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming a denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Concluding, as we do, that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in deeming the petitioner’s motion untimely, we deny the petition.
The facts are uncomplicated. The petitioner lawfully entered the United States on January 20, 1994. His B-2 visa furnished him with authorization to remain for a period not to exceed six months. He overstayed the expiration date and accepted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bernal-Vallejo v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Enriquez-Alvarado v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Sousa v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by23 opinions
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