Legal Opinion
Jian Hua Wang v. Board of Immigration Appeals
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 29, 2007No. Docket 06-5554-agPublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Per curiam
The question presented, which is the principal focus of this opinion, is whether petitioner exercised due diligence in filing his motion to reopen based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Petitioner Jian Hua Wang, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, arrived in the United States in October 2000 without valid entry documents. He was placed in so-called “removal proceedings,” where he was represented by counsel, Joseph Muto, and applied for asylum, 1 withholding of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3), 2 and relief under the United Nations Convention…
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