Legal Opinion
Syed Mahmood v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 1, 2005No. 03-3760PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Syed Mahmood petitions for review of the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal by agreeing with the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his motion to reopen as untimely filed. Though we conclude that Mahmood’s allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel provide a basis for equitably tolling the relevant filing deadlines, we nonetheless deny the petition because he failed to exercise the requisite degree of diligence.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Mahmood, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, entered the United States in February…
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