Legal Opinion
Shardar v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 19, 2007No. 06-1238PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Mohammad Arif Shardar seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board” or “BIA”) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Because we conclude that the Board abused its discretion in denying the motion, we grant the petition for review and remand with instructions to reopen the .proceedings.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Shardar is a native of Bangladesh. He became a member, and later a local leader, of the Jatiya Party. That political party was formed by Army Chief of Staff General H.M. Ershad, who seized power in a…
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