Legal Opinion
James Wamiti Kanyi v. Alberto Gonzales, 1 Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2005No. 04-1939, 04-2727PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
James Wamiti Kanyi, a native and citizen of Kenya, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings. We deny the petition for review.
Kanyi was admitted to the United States in March 1993 as a nonimmigrant student with permission to remain in the country for the duration of his studies. After his studies were completed and without authorization from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Kanyi remained in the United States and obtained employment. The INS commenced removal proceedings…
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