Colin

Colin v. Mukasey

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262 F. App'x 763
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 28, 2007No. 06-73296California234 words

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MEMORANDUM **

*764 Florentino Zuniga Colin and Iridia Virginia Colin Paredes, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen removal proceedings and remand. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003), and we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings.

The BIA abused its discretion by failing to adequately address new and material evidence regarding petitioners’ son’s special educational needs. See Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 785 (9th Cir.2003) (holding that reopening is appropriate “where the new facts alleged, when coupled with the facts already of record, satisfy us that it would be worthwhile to develop the issues further at a plenary hearing on reopening”) (quoting Matter of S-V-, 22 I. & N. Dec. 1306, 1308 (BIA 2000) (en banc)). We therefore grant the petition for review and remand for reconsideration of petitioners’ motion to reopen.

The temporary stay of removal and voluntary departure confirmed by Ninth Circuit General Order 6.4(c)…

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