Rivera-Guerrero v. Barr

Oscar Rivera-Guerrero petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying his motion to reopen. He filed the motion many years after receiving an order of removal and sought reopening to assert claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). To justify reopening, he alleged changed circumstances in Mexico, in particular, an increase in gang violence generally and a risk of future persecution due to his prior involvement with a Christian group that opposed illegal drugs. He also alleged he was denied due process in his…