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In re Yewondwosen

6 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Doherty

    502 U.S. 314 (1992)   Cited 1,107 times
    Holding that a regulation with the same formulation established a necessary but not sufficient condition

  2. INS v. Abudu

    485 U.S. 94 (1988)   Cited 1,172 times
    Holding that the BIA may deny a motion to reopen if "the movant has not established a prima facie case for the underlying substantive relief sought"

  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha Wang

    450 U.S. 139 (1981)   Cited 298 times
    Holding that where allegations are "unsupported by affidavit" they cannot support a motion to reopen because this would constitute a circumvention of the affidavit requirement in the regulations

  4. Rodriguez v. I.N.S.

    841 F.2d 865 (9th Cir. 1987)   Cited 69 times
    Stating that a motion to reopen filed during the pendency of a BIA appeal is treated as a motion to remand to the IJ

  5. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,834 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  6. Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas

    8 U.S.C. § 1153   Cited 1,161 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Determining an applicant's age as " the age of the alien on the date on which an immigrant visa number becomes available for such alien . . . but only if the alien has sought to acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence within one year of such availability; reduced by (B) the number of days in the period during which the applicable petition . . . was pending"