Martina L. Mungongo v. Alberto R. Gonzales

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Martina Mungongo asks us to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA” or “Board”) denial of her motion to reconsider an earlier denial of a motion to reopen her removal proceedings. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we must deny her petition.

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BACKGROUND

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Ms. Mungongo is a native and citizen of Tanzania. She came to the United States, with her family, in 1994 on a Fulbright Fellowship. She overstayed her visa and, in 1998, was served with a notice to appear before an Immigration Judge (“IJ”). At her removal hearing, Ms. Mungongo admitted removability, but…