MURILLO-ROBLES v. LYNCH

No. 15-2568.

839 F.3d 88 (2016)

Daniel Emerson MURILLO-ROBLES, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 7, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos E. Estrada , with whom Estrada Law Office was on brief, for petitioner.

Sabatino F. Leo , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, with whom Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, and Anthony P. Nicastro , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief, for respondent.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Although the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has broad discretion in the disposition of motions to reopen, broad discretion is not the same as unfettered discretion. This case, which arises out of an in absentia removal order against a youthful alien who was ill-served by not one...

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