Shamel Yousif v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Shamel Yousif seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of his motion to reopen deportation proceedings. For the reasons which follow, we deny the petition, finding that the Board did not abuse its discretion.

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Shamel Yousif is a single, twenty-eight year old native and citizen of Iraq. He is also a Christian of Chaldean ethnic origin and is opposed to the Baath Party which presently rules Iraq. On October 3, 1980, he entered the United States as a non-immigrant visitor with authorization to remain until January 3,1981. Petitioner remained in the…