Eswin Lopez De Leon v. Monty Wilkinson

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: February 18, 2021
• Docket: 20-1208
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-1208 ___________________________

Eswin Marco Lopez De Leon

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner

v.

Monty Wilkinson, Acting Attorney General of the United States1

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________

Submitted: February 12, 2021 Filed: February 18, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRASZ, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

1 Monty Wilkinson has been appointed to serve as Acting Attorney General of the United States, and is substituted as respondent pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c). Guatemalan native and citizen Eswin Marco Lopez De Leon petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings. Upon careful consideration of his challenges to the BIA’s order, we find no abuse of discretion in the denial of his untimely filed motion to reopen. See Clifton v Holder, 598 F.3d 486, 490-91 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review). The petition for review is denied. ______________________________

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