Eunice Oritsegbeyiwa Azanor v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General

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• holding that the BIA’s application of the wrong legal standard warranted remand, and refusing to conduct an independent harmless error review of the record
• holding that the BIA's application of the wrong legal standard warranted remand, and refusing to conduct an independent harmless error review of the record
• holding that the BIA had not abused its discretion in denying motion to reopen because petitioner had failed to show prejudice
• holding that \we must decide whether to grant or deny the petition for review based on the Board’s reasoning rather than our own independent analysis\ (emphasis added)
• holding that the BIA did not abuse its discretion by denying a motion to reopen that did not state a prima facie case for ineffective assistance of counsel
• holding that ineffectiveness was not plain on the face of the record when counsel did not inquire and the petitioner did not supply information about a potential ground for relief

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