Legal Opinion

Montano Cisneros v. US Atty. Gen.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 28, 2008No. 07-11063PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Salome Montano Cisneros and Divina Ramos Martinez (Petitioners) petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) dismissal of their appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of their motion to reopen their removal proceedings based on exceptional circumstances. After review, we grant the petition for review and remand for further consideration consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) placed Petitioners, who are citizens of Mexico, in removal proceedings, charged them with being present without a valid entry…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Andres Amaya-Artunduaga v. U.S. Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  2. Laura Luis Hernandez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Mohamed Ali Abdi v. U. S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Davila-Bardales v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  5. Calle v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  4. Anderson Ferreira v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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