Removal Proceedings

By: Derek Hawkins//May 14, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Dudi A. Yahya v. Jefferson B. Sessions III

Case No.: 17-1416

Officials: BAUER, RIPPLE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Removal Proceedings

Dudi Yahya petitions for review of the denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings that concluded more than fourteen years ago. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) upheld the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision to deny his motion to reopen. The Board held that Mr. Yahya did not qualify for one of the exceptions to the ninety-day limitation for the filing of a motion to reopen. Mr. Yahya now submits that the Board abused its discretion by rejecting his evidence of changed conditions in Indonesia. Because the Board permissibly concluded that Mr. Yahya did not meet his evidentiary burden, we deny the petition.

Petition Denied

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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