Maknojiya v. Gonzales

Rahim Maknojiya petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying his appeal from a decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that denied his motion to reopen proceedings and to rescind the order of removal that was entered against him in absentia.

Maknojiya argues here, as he did before the IJ and the BIA, that he did not receive notice of the hearing date and that the IJ’s decision denying his motion to reopen was an abuse of discretion.

This court reviews a denial of a motion to reopen under a “highly deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.” Zhao…