Legal Opinion
Lemus v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 6, 2007No. 06-1628PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Laura Lemus, seeks judicial review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her fifth motion to reopen a removal proceeding. 1 She asserts that the BIA abused its discretion by failing to find changed circumstances in her homeland. The petition for review is meritless.
The underlying facts are relatively uncomplicated. The petitioner is a Guatemalan national. She entered the United States as a visitor on May 8, 1993, and overstayed. On June 1, 1999, federal authorities initiated a removal proceeding against her. See 8 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Raza v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Bin Zhao v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Michael Olusean Falae, A/K/A Vincent Olanrewaju Adeyemi v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Roberts v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Zeru v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- HANG CHEN v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Le Bin Zhu v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Tandayu v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
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