Boniface Makundi v. Loretta E. Lynch

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Boniface William Makundi petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed the denial of Makundi’s motion to reopen. Makundi argues the BIA abused its discretion by finding the evidence Makundi submitted was previously discoverable and holding his prior counsel had effectively withdrawn in 2011. We deny Makundi’s petition.

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Makundi, a native and citizen of Tanzania, entered the United States on May 21, 2003, with a non-immigrant visitor visa. Makundi had authorization to remain in the United States for only one month for the purpose…