CLIFTON v. HOLDER

No. 08-3726.

598 F.3d 486 (2010)

Monika CLIFTON, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided: March 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Reza Bolourtchi, argued, Ladue, MO, for petitioner.

Andrew Oliveira, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Monika Clifton, a native and citizen of Bulgaria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order denying her motion to remand to the immigration judge (IJ) and dismissing her appeal of the IJ's denial of her motion to reopen removal proceedings. We grant the petition for review and remand the case to the BIA for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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Clifton (formerly known as Monika Bakardjieva...

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