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· 7/16/2002

Karnail Singh Virk v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 295 F.3d 1055
  • 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6311
  • 2002 Daily Journal DAR 7906
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 14278

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that the 2 BIA’s failure to consider all relevant factors in determining whether to grant a motion to reopen is an abuse of discretion
  • remanding a denial by the INS of a motion to reopen proceedings where the INS failed to consider all relevant factors
  • assessing factors weighed in regard to a waiver under former section 241(f) of the Act
  • “[T]he BIA must consider and weigh the favorable and unfavorable factors in determining whether to deny a motion to reopen proceedings on discretionary grounds.”

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Judges: Canby, Fernandez, Kleinfeld

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