United States First Circuit

BIA rulings declining to reopen Algerian alien's asylum application are affirmed. No evidence of "materially changed" political conditions in Algeria was adduced; with respect to the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, two of the Lozada procedural requirements were not met.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/12/2004
• Published 02/12/2004

Judges

• CYR, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and OBERDORFER , Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Saher Joseph Macarius was on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joshua E. Braunstein, Attorney, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Emily Anne Radford, Assistant Director, were on brief for respondent.