Legal Opinion
Jupiter v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 8, 2005No. 04-1649PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Jean-Rony Jupiter, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his second motion to reopen his removal proceeding. His petition founders on procedural shoals.
The facts are straightforward. In 1995, the petitioner, a Haitian national, entered the United States illegally and became a resident of the Virgin Islands. Two years later, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) instituted a removal pro ceeding. 1 At that point, the petitioner cross-applied for asylum.
One week before the scheduled hearing, the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Julio Lozada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Aguilar v. United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Boakai v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Olujoke v. GonzálesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Palma-Mazariegos v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Kandamar v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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