Guevara Flores v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, an alien seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her motion to reopen her application for asylum in the United States. Because we conclude that the new evidence proffered by the alien constituted a prima facie showing that she was entitled to the relief she requested, and because she has shown a reasonable likelihood that the relief she seeks may be warranted as a matter of administrative discretion, we reverse the decision of the Board. We therefore remand the case for a reopening of the alien’s asylum application…