Legal Opinion
Pineda v. Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 19, 2018No. 18-1162PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
We recently wrote that "[m]otions to reopen-especially untimely motions to reopen-are disfavored in immigration cases. Consequently, an alien who seeks to reopen removal proceedings out of time ordinarily faces a steep uphill climb." Sihotang v. Sessions , 900 F.3d 46 , 48 (1st Cir. 2018). This case, in which the petitioner waited roughly four and one-half years before moving to reopen his removal proceedings, bears witness to the difficulty of the ascent. Concluding, as we do, that the petitioner has not shown a sufficient reason to excuse his delay, we uphold the…
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