Legal Opinion
Meng Hua Wan v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 2015No. 13-1893, 14-1285PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Meng Hua Wan, a Chinese national, seeks judicial review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming a decision of an immigration judge (IJ) refusing to reopen removal proceedings after the petitioner was ordered removed in absentia. Concluding, as we do, that the agency did not abuse its considerable discretion, we deny relief.
The material facts are easily summarized. The petitioner entered the United States in June of 1997 on a visitor’s visa that expired six months later. He overstayed and accepted employment without proper authorization.…
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