United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Laotian citizen's motion to reopen removal proceedings, in relation to his application for asylum and related relief, is dismissed in part and denied in part where: 1) to the extent petitioner challenged a denial of his first motion to reopen, the circuit court lacked jurisdiction over that issue; and 2) there was no abuse of discretion with regard to denial of a motion to reconsider.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2007
• Published 12/21/2007

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patricia G. Mattos, Mattos Law Office, St. Paul, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joan E. Smiley, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.