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Luis Enrique Varela v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 8, 2000No. 98-70771PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Luis Enrique Varela petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction to review the BIA’s denial of the motion to reopen under Section 106(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Shaar v. INS, 141 F.3d 953, 955 (9th Cir.1998). 3 We grant the petition for review, reverse the denial of his motion to reopen, and remand to the BIA.

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Varela is a native and citizen of Guatemala who entered the United States without inspection on or about August 10, 1991. Varela married…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. Rigoberto Yepes-Prado v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  4. Ruben Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7998, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,121 Remedios Canlas Arrozal, A.K.A., Remedios Arrozal Yehdego v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Miguel Angel Iturribarria v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. Stanislav Iavorski v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  4. Nicolas Rodriguez-Lariz Maria De Jesus Guevara-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. Carlos Humberto Ordonez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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