Legal Opinion
Maria Penalva v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2018No. 16-60286PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Maria Natalia Penalva filed a motion to reopen her removal proceedings in immigration court after the statutory deadline. The immigration judge denied her motion, and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed. Because whether equitable tolling applies to Penalva's motion to reopen is a question of fact and the jurisdictional bar of 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(C) applies, we DISMISS Penalva's petition for lack of jurisdiction.
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Maria Natalia Penalva, a native and citizen of Argentina, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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