May a non-citizen who was previously in deportation proceedings file a motion to reopen his case after he was removed from the United States? The answer is yes, according to a recent a decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Pruidze v. Holder, decided on Feb. 3, 2011.
For many years, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Immigration Judges and immigration officials have relied on a regulation promulgated by the Attorney General to disallow removed aliens from reopening their immigration cases after they have been physically been removed from the United States.
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February 9th, 2011
Tushar Mathur
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