Cipto Chandra v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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• holding that evidence of changes in personal circumstances alone, without evidence of changed country conditions, is insufficient to warrant reopening of proceedings
• concluding that an alien can satisfy 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(e)(3)(ii) by presenting “evidence of changed country conditions that are relevant in light of the petitioner’s changed circumstances”
• holding that post-removal conversion to Christianity made relevant worsening conditions for Christians in China
• noting that “the first requirement would prohibit a motion to reopen that relies solely on a change in personal circumstances”
• requiring that the BIA give full consideration to all factors, both favorable and unfavorable, on a motion to reopen
• explaining that to qualify for the country- conditions exception to the deadline for a motion to reopen, a noncitizen may not “rel[y] solely on a change in personal circumstances”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).