Legal Opinion
Ajiboye v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2008No. 05-77123Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Michael Ade Ajiboye, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review denials of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We grant the petition for review and remand to the BIA for further proceedings.
The BIA abused its discretion in denying Ajiboye’s motion to reopen…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Khadija Mohammed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Khadija Ahmed Mohamed v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Mauro Antonio Cano-Merida v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Anis Shokri Salama Malty v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Sergey Yeghiazaryan v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Grigoryan v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008