Legal Opinion
Edith Stewart v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1999No. 98-1597PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review denied by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Edith Miller Stewart, a citizen and native of Sierra Leone, petitions for review of a March 1998 decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her motion to reopen deportation proceedings to apply for adjustment of status. We first conclude that we possess jurisdiction over the BIA’s denial of her motion to reopen, which was based on the BIA’s finding that Stewart failed to demonstrate “exceptional circumstances” excusing…
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio YangSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Arie SHAAR; Helina Shaar; Shay Moshe Shaar, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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