United States Eighth Circuit

The decision whether to reopen removal proceedings sua sponte is committed to the BIA's discretion by law, 5 U.S.C. section 701(a)(2), and the circuit court lacks jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/11/2008
• Published 03/11/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, BEAM, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, en banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herbert A. Igbanugo, Minneapolis, MN (Katie A. DeGrio, on the brief), for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Dauenheimer, USDOJ, OIL, Washington, DC, for respondent.