Legal Opinion
Lemus v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 14, 2018No. 17-2068PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Laura and Manuel Lemus, both natives of Guatemala, were ordered removed by an immigration judge (IJ) in 2000. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denied their appeal in 2001. Since then, the Lemuses have filed seventeen motions with the BIA to reopen or reconsider that *17 removal order. Their latest motion, filed on August 29, 2017 with the BIA, claimed that there was new relief available to them and that "exceptional circumstances" should lead the BIA to reopen their removal proceedings sua sponte. The BIA was unpersuaded, and said so in a reasoned decision.
The Lemuses…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- VELARDEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2002
- Reyes Mata v. LynchSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- GARCIABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
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