HABCHY v. FILIP

No. 07-3428.

552 F.3d 911 (2009)

Boutros Chafic HABCHY, Petitioner, v. Mark FILIP, Acting Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed January 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for petitioner.

Ali Manuchehry, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before RILEY, BRIGHT, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Boutros Chafic Habchy, a native and citizen of Lebanon, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") to deny his petition to reopen his asylum case on the basis of changed country conditions in Lebanon. He claims that the BIA abused its discretion in refusing to grant the motion to reopen. We vacate the BIA's decision and remand for new findings.

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