Ahmed v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Masum Ahmed, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, has filed a petition for review of the denial of his motion to reopen by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). He asserts that the BIA retained jurisdiction to consider his motion to reopen and that the BIA was obligated to consider his motion on the merits and issue a decision. Ahmed seeks to reopen the proceeding based on evidence of changed country conditions that could not have been presented at the previous hearing, including new incidents of escalating violence in Bangladesh and renewed threats of harm against his family.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- MLADINEOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
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- LOPEZBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1998