Legal Opinion
Evangelina Igno Reyes v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1982No. 80-7716PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Evangelina Igno Reyes petitions-for review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) of her motion to reopen her deportation hearing. The Board ruled that Reyes had not established a prima facie case of extreme hardship as required to reopen her hearing because it did not believe the facts stated in the affidavits submitted by Reyes. We believe that the Board abused its discretion in prematurely assessing the truth of the facts stated in the affidavits. Accordingly, we reverse.
I. Facts
Petitioner Reyes, a native citizen of the Philippines, entered the United…
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