Defendant's Attorney: Department of Justice

Description: Phoenix, Arizona immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking asylum.


Petitioner-Appellant Maria Guadalupe Lopez-Garcia, a native and citizen of Mexico, was ordered removed for being present in the United States without being admitted or paroled. A year after her removal proceedings became final, Lopez
Garcia moved to reopen. She had filed an application for a U-visa in the interim, and she sought administrative closure of her removal proceedings during the pendency of her visa adjudication. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denied Lopez-Garcia's motion to reopen as both untimely and unmeritorious.


Lopez-Garcia v. Garland, 23-2757 (9th Cir. Oct 29, 2024)

Outcome: Because Lopez-Garcia has not shown that her untimely filing is excused, we do not consider the merits of her motion. See Lona v. Barr, 958 F.3d 1225, 1235 (9th Cir. 2020).

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