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Ninth Circuit· 3/9/2010

Najmabadi v. Holder

Citations

  • 597 F.3d 983
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4903
  • 2010 WL 774252

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the BIA may deny a motion to reopen for “failure to establish a prima facie case for the relief sought”
  • explaining that we “defer to the BIA’s exercise of discretion unless it acted arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to law”
  • noting that the court “defer[s] to the. BIA.’s exercise of discretion unless it acted arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to law”
  • noting a petitioner must establish prima facie eligibility for the underlying substantive relief requested to satisfy the changed country conditions exception
  • BIA may deny a motion to reopen based on failure to show prima facie eligibility for the relief sought
  • the BIA can deny a motion to remand for failure to establish a prima facie case for the relief sought

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Judges: Pregerson, Bybee, Smith

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