Legal Opinion

Graciano Rodriguez-Tovar v. Loretta E. Lynch

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 9, 2015No. 14-4248Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Graciano Rodriguez-Tovar, a Mexican citizen, seeks review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) of his motion to reopen his proceedings. The immigration judge denied his petition for withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act and his claim for protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The BIA dismissed his appeal and ordered him to voluntarily depart within sixty days. He then filed his motion to reopen proceedings, which the BIA denied. Rodriguez-Tovar contends that he would be persecuted if he returned to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. M-E-V-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
  5. W-G-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014

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