United States Ninth Circuit

The dismissal of Petitioners' habeas petition challenging the BIA's denial of their motion to reopen their removal proceedings is affirmed, where Petitioners' Suspension Clause claim was merely an allegation that the BIA abused its discretion repackaged as a constitutional claim, and thus the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the petition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2009
• Published 05/12/2009

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• United States Ninth Circuit

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