United States First Circuit

Chinese alien's affidavit failed to disclose sufficient indicia of ineffective assistance of counsel, as it acknowledges that he never told his former counsel that he feared coerced sterilization; the BIA properly rejected the motion to reopen exclusion proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2004
• Published 05/05/2004

Judges

• CYR, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jules E. Coven, with whom Matthew L. Guadagno and Bretz & Coven, LLP were on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura L. Flippin, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, with whom Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Emily Anne Radford, Assistant Director, and Andrew M. Eschen, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief for respondent.