Legal Opinion
Nantume v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 23, 2019No. 18-1911PPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In Sihotang v. Sessions , 900 F.3d 46 (1st Cir. 2018), we explained that "[m]otions to reopen - especially untimely motions to reopen - are disfavored in immigration cases. Consequently, an alien who seeks to reopen removal proceedings out of time ordinarily faces a steep uphill climb." Id. at 48 . This case aptly illustrates the difficulty of the ascent.
We do not gainsay that the conditions the petitioner must face in her homeland are disturbing - but the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) determined that those conditions had not materially changed during the relevant…
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