Carlos Caballero-Martinez v. William P. Barr

SMITH, Chief Judge.

Carlos Caballero-Martinez petitions for review of two orders from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The first order denied his motion to administratively close or remand to the immigration judge and the second order denied his motion to reopen and reconsider the first denial. We grant the petition for review and affirm in part and remand in part.

I. Background

A native and citizen of Mexico, Caballero-Martinez entered the United States illegally in 2000. He has four children, three of whom are United States citizens.

In September 2011, the Department of Homeland Security…