What is a Joint Motion to Reopen? Joint motion to reopen if a form of prosecutorial discretion exercised by a lawyer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Chief Counsel. These are the lawyers who represent the US government in immigration courts. A joint motion to reopen is a motion agreed to by both […]
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Judicial Review of In Absentia Motions to Reopen Cases
On November 10, 2009, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kucana v. Holder (08-911), a very important case involving an immigrant’s right to seek judicial review of a motion to reopen in absentia deportation cases. Cornell University School of Law Legal Information Institute has a very good summary of the legal […]