Legal Opinion

Sedigheh and Hessmaddin Norani v. Gonzales 1

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 16, 2006No. Docket 03-40552(L), 03-40554(CON)PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioners Sedigheh (A70-517-280) and Hessmaddin (A70-517-281) Norani, through counsel, petition for review of an order by Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) Member Lauri S. Filppu denying their motion to reopen. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of the case.

An alien facing removal may, at any time, move to reopen his case to apply for relief “based on changed circumstances arising in the country of nationality or in the country to which deportation has been ordered, if such evidence is material and was not available and could not have been…

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