Everline Nyabwari v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Everline Gesare Nyabwari petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying her time-barred and numbers-barred motion to reopen based on alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. Nyabwari contended that prior counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the admissibility of 1-9 forms in her removal proceedings. The BIA denied Nyabwari’s motion to reopen based on its decision in Matter of Bett, 26 I&N Dec. 437 (BIA 2014), in which the BIA held that 1-9 forms are admissible in immigration proceedings to determine an alien’s eligibility for…
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- BETTBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014