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In re Yewondwosen

6 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Doherty

    502 U.S. 314 (1992)   Cited 1,117 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 1,190 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 301 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 71 times
    Noting that where an appeal is pending and the BIA has yet to issue a decision, a motion to reopen before the BIA should be treated as a motion to remand

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,911 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  6. Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas

    8 U.S.C. § 1153   Cited 1,232 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"