Legal Opinion
COELHO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1992No. ID 3172PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3172 MATTER OF COELHO In Deportation Proceedings A-18024357 Decided by Board April 30, 1992 (1) The Board of Immigration Appeals may deny a motion to remand or motion to reopen proceedings where a prima facie case for the relief sought has not been established or in the absence of previously unavailable, material evidence or where the ultimate relief is discretionary, if the relief would not be granted in the exercise of discretion. (2) A party who seeks a remand or to reopen proceedings to pursue relief bears a "heavy burden" of proving that if proceedings before the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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