Legal Opinion
Anis Shokri Salama Malty v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2004No. 03-70069PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Anis Shokri Salama Malty (“Malty”), a native and citizen of Egypt and a Coptic Christian, appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his motion to reopen his asylum and withholding of deportation proceedings on the basis of changed circumstances in Egypt. We conclude that the BIA erred in determining that Malty has not established changed country circumstances sufficient to reopen his case pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 3.2(c)(2) (now codified at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2)).
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Malty filed an application for asylum and…
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