Legal Opinion
MARTINEZ-ROMERO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1981No. ID 2872PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2872 MATTER OF MARTINEZ-ROMERO In Deportation Proceedings A 23039950 - . Decided by Board June 30, 1981 (1) A statement in a motion to reopen that further proof of eligibility for asylum and withholding of deportation will be forthcoming at the reopened hearing does not con- stitute a prima fade basis of eligibility for relief. (2) Failure to assert an asylum claim prior to the completion of a deportation proceeding must be reasonably explained. (3) A motion to reopen deportation proceedings, for the purpose of applying for asylum and withholding of deportation will not be…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Djordje Kovac v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, John P. Boyd, District Director, Seattle, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Leconte Fleurinor v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- SIPUSBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1972
- DUNARBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1973
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