Legal Opinion

CHUN XIN CHI v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 26, 2010No. 09-2583PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Chun Xin Chi, a Chinese native and citizen, entered this country illegally in 1989. Placed in removal proceedings by the government in 1995, Chi has been trying to find a way to stay here legally ever since. 1 Having failed so far, Chi now asks us to review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying a motion to reopen to allow him to seek an adjustment of his immigration status. Detecting no reversible error, we deny Chi’s petition for judicial review.

I. Background

Chi entered the United States without valid travel papers in 1989. Ordered by…

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