Legal Opinion

Baez-Rufino v. Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 3, 2011No. Nos. 10-1890, 10-3676Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Petitioner Heriberta Baez requests review of Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decisions 1) dismissing her appeal from an order denying cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b) and 2) denying her motions to reopen and reconsider. She argues that the BIA improperly overlooked evidence, an error that violated her right to due process, and also abused its discretion in denying her motions. We consolidated both matters and will now deny the petitions for review and dismiss them in part.

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3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Xiao Ji Chen v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Alberto R. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Olufemi Yussef Abdulai v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. Jose Borges v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. Mohammad Zafar Tipu v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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