Legal Opinion
MEZA-VALLEJOS v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 11, 2011No. 07-70638PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Jose Raul Meza-Vallejos, a native and citizen of Peru, seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his motion to reopen. After entering a final order of removal against Meza-Vallejos, the BIA granted him a sixty-day period of voluntary departure. The sixtieth day fell on a Saturday. Meza-Vallejos did not depart. Rather, on the following business day — a Monday — he filed his motion to reopen. The BIA denied the motion on the ground that Meza-Vallejos had failed to voluntarily depart and was thus statutorily ineligible for…
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