Andres Desting-Estime, Marissia Constant-Constant, Daniel Auguste-Augustin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, Andres Desting-Estime, Marissia Constant-Constant and Daniel Auguste-Augustin, appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of their motion to reopen deportation proceedings to redesignate the country of deportation. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Petitioners are natives and citizens of Haiti. They fled Haiti in 1976 and went to Mexico, where they were granted asylum. The three illegally entered the United States in April, 1978.

On April 17, 1978, the Immigration and Naturalization Service commenced deportation proceedings. All three applied for asylum alleging a…