Legal Opinion
Tay-Chan v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 2019No. 18-1973PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
We find ourselves explaining once again that "[m]otions to reopen -- especially untimely motions to reopen -- are disfavored in immigration cases. Consequently, an alien who seeks to reopen removal proceedings out of time ordinarily faces a steep uphill climb." Pineda v. Whitaker , 908 F.3d 836 , 838 (1st Cir. 2018) (quoting Sihotang v. Sessions , 900 F.3d 46 , 48 (1st Cir. 2018) ). In today's case, that demanding hike is attempted by petitioner Edgar Rolando Tay-Chan ("Tay-Chan"), a Guatemalan native and citizen who first came to the U.S. in 2003. He was later charged…
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