Legal Opinion
Abdullah Al-Fakih v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2016No. 12-71397 12-73046Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Abdullah Mohammed Nasser Al-Fakih petitions this Court for review of two decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “Board”). In 2002, Al-Fakih applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An immigration judge (“U”) denied his application, and the Board affirmed in a per curiam decision. Al-Fakih did not petition for review of that decision.
In 2011, Al-Fakih moved to reopen those proceedings, claiming that circumstances in Yemen had changed such that he was entitled to relief. The Board denied the motion and Al-Fakih…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Khadija Mohammed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Khadija Ahmed Mohamed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Tigran Ekimian Rouzan Nagapetian Avetis Hekimian v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Najmabadi v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Morales Apolinar v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008