Legal Opinion
Lasprilla v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 22, 2004No. 03-1557PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Jhon Jairo Lasprilla, a native and citizen of Colombia, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of his motion to reconsider the denial of his earlier motion to reopen. Lasprilla sought to reopen in order to apply for an adjustment of status based on his marriage to a United States citizen. Finding no abuse of discretion in the BIA’s denial of the motion to reconsider, we affirm.
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Lasprilla entered the United States without inspection on July 3, 1994. On September 22, 1995, the INS issued him an order to show cause as a deportable alien. An immigration…
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