Legal Opinion
Twum v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 9, 2019No. 18-1992PPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Jennifer Ampofowah Twum, a native and citizen of Ghana, asks us to review an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings. Twum petitioned the BIA to reopen so that she could apply for cancellation of removal under the "special rule" for battered spouses and children, asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). She now alleges that the BIA erred in denying the motion on each of those grounds. After careful review, we conclude that we are without jurisdiction…
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