SIBANDA v. I.N.S.

No. 97-9512.

282 F.3d 1330 (2002)

ELiakim SIBANDA, Sikhathele Sibanda, Nomaqhawe Sibanda, and Mthabisi Sibanda, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Ari Weitzhandler, Denver, CO, for Petitioners.

John J. Andre, Attorney; Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Mark C. Walters, Assistant Director; Kristen A. Giuffreda, Senior Litigation Counsel; Paul D. Kovac, and Loreto S. Geisse, Attorneys, on the briefs, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before SEYMOUR, McKAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Eliakim Sibanda, Sikhathele Sibanda, Nomaqhawe Sibanda, and Mthabisi Sibanda (Petitioners) appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals' (Board) February 26, 2001, ruling denying Petitioners' request to reopen their deportation proceedings in order to apply for suspension of deportation relief.

I. Dispute Background

Because an analysis of Petitioners' claims requires an understanding of...

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