Legal Opinion

Ahmed v. Mukasey

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 20, 2008No. 06-3811PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Muhammad M. Mana Ahmed, a native and citizen of Yemen, seeks review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals, denying his motion to remand and affirming the determination of the Immigration Judge that he was ineligible for consideration of adjustment of status pursuant to the Child Status Protection Act of 2002 (“CSPA”), Pub.L. 107-208, 116 Stat 927. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to address petitioner’s newly acquired evidence. Accordingly, we grant Ahmed’s petition for…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sead Pilica v. John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. Kishin Ramchand Balani v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  3. Hisham D. Abu-Khaliel v. Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  4. Selma Alizoti v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. Drax v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Leonel Hernandez-Perez v. Matthew WhitakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
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  4. Bassil Yousif v. Merrick B. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2022
  5. Jermia Chaidy v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012

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