Legal Opinion

Gjoni v. Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 7, 2005No. 04-1570-AGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Leonora Gjoni, through counsel, petitions for review of the BIA decision dated February 26, 2004, denying her motion for reconsideration of her final order of removal. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history.

We review the BIA’s denial of a motion for reconsideration for abuse of discretion. Zhong Guang Sun v. United States Department of Justice, 421 F.3d 105, 107 (2d Cir.2005). An abuse of discretion may be found where the BIA’s decision “provides no rational explanation, inexplicably departs from established policies ..., is…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Zhong Guang Sun v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  2. Ke Zhen Zhao v. United States Department Of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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