Legal Opinion
Longia v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2008No. 05-75874PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Gurmeet Singh Longia, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming without opinion the decision of an immigration judge denying his motion to reopen proceedings in which he was ordered excluded in absentia. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Lo v. Ashcroft, 341 F.3d 934, 937 (9th Cir.2003), we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings.
The agency abused its discretion in denying Longia’s motion to reopen where the evidence of record shows reasonable…
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