MEJIA v. WHITAKER

No. 16-60179.

913 F.3d 482 (2019)

Jose Santos MEJIA, also known as Jose Santos Zavala-Mejia, Petitioner v. Matthew G. WHITAKER, Acting U. S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kai William De Graaf, Esq. , Law Office of Kai Degraaf, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Claire L. Workman , Senior Litigation Counsel, Scott Michael Marconda, Esq. , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Rosanne M. Perry , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Jose Santos Mejia petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings so that he could apply for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We dismiss in part for lack of jurisdiction and deny...

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