GUEVARA FLORES v. I.N.S.

No. 84-4767.

786 F.2d 1242 (1986)

Ana Estela GUEVARA FLORES, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Brodyaga, Thelma O. Garcia, Harlingen, Tex., for petitioner.

Allen W. Hausman, Edwin Meese, Atty. Gen., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Robert L. Bombough, Director, Asst. Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

David H. Lambert, Dist. Director, I.N.S., New Orleans, La., for Other Interested Parties.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, an alien seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals denying her motion to reopen her application for asylum in the United States. Because we conclude that the new evidence proffered by the alien constituted a prima facie showing that she was entitled to the relief she requested, and because she has shown a reasonable likelihood that the relief she seeks may be warranted as a matter of administrative...

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