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SANCHEZ v. KEISLER

Nos. 06-2745, 06-3424.

505 F.3d 641 (2007)

Ana M. SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. Peter D. KEISLER, Acting Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria T. Baldini-Potermin (argued), Gostynska Frakt, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

James A. Hunolt, Andrew B. Insenga (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

David R. Fine, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, Harrisburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In 2005, Congress amended the Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA") to make it easier for victims of domestic abuse who face removal from the United States to file motions to reopen their immigration proceedings. See Pub.L. No. 109-162, 119 Stat. 2960 (2005). Ordinarily, strict time limitations apply to these motions. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). For persons qualifying under VAWA, however, Congress has lengthened the period within which a motion...

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