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W os e n D . G i z a w , ana t i ve a nd c i t i z e n of E thi opi a , pe t i t i ons f

orr e vi e w the B o a r d o f I m m i g r a t i o n Ap p e a l s ’ s ( “ B I A” ) o r d e rd e n y i n g h i s m o t i o n t o r e o p e n . He s e e ks t o r e ope n the B I A ’ s pr i oror de rdi s m i s s i ng hi s appe a l f r om a n I m m i gr a t i on J u d g e ’s ( “I J ” ) d e n ia l o f

h is c la im s f

o ra s y lu m a n dw ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l. I n h is m ot i on t o r e ope n, G i z aw a r gue d tha tne w , da nge r ous c ondi t i ons ha ve a r i s e n f or m em bers of hi s tri be i n E thi op i a. H e argued thathi s tri be suff er s f rom a “ patt ern o f ab u s e ” b yth e c u rr e n t E th io p ia n g o v e rn m e n t a n dth a t if h e w e r e to r e tu rn to E th io p ia , h is lif

e w o u ldb e in g r a v e d a n g e r . A f te rn o tin g th a t G iz a w f

a ile dto in c lu d e a n ap p lic a tio n o f a s y lu m w ith h is ap p lic a tio n , a s r e q u ir e db y8 C .F .R . § 1003. 2( c ) ( 1) , the B I A w e nton t o a ddr e s s the m e r i t s of hi s m ot i on. B e c aus e the B I A f a i l e d t o c ons i de rG i z a w ’ s “ pa tt e rn orpr a c t i c e ” c l a i m , w e va c a t e i t s de ni a l of G i zaw ’ s m ot i on t o reopen and re m and thi s c as e t o the B IA for f urther de t e rm i na t i on.

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ora n abus e of di sc re t i on . ” A bdiv . U

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yG e n. , 43 0 F . 3d 11 48 , 11 49 (11th C i r. 20 05 ) ( per c ur i a m ) . M or e s pe c i f

i c a l l y , w e l ook t o w he the rthe r e ha s be e n a n e xe r c i s e of a d m in is tr a tiv e d is c r e tio n a n d w h e th e rth a t e x e r c is e w a s a rb itr a ryo rc ap r ic io u s . I d. W hi l e the B I A c oul d ha ve pr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d G i z a w ’ s m ot i on t o r e ope n f or f a i l i ng t o m e e tthe f

orm a l r e qui r e m e nt s of

8 C . F . R . § 1003. 2( c ) ( 1) , i tdi d not c le a r lye x e r c is e its d is c r e tio n to d o s o . I n s te a d , th e B I A e x e r c is e dits d is c r e tio n toSee8 C.F.R. §§ 208.13(b)( 2)(iii)(A)–(B ), 208.16(b) (2)( i)–(ii). 1 3 e x a m in e th e m e r its o f

G iz a w ’s c la im . I n d o in g s o , h o w e v e r , th e B I A f a ile dto a ddr e s s G i z a w ’ s “ pa tt e rn orpr a c t i c e ” c l a i m a nd f oc us e d on hi s f

a i l ur e t o s how he 1 w oul d be “ s i ngl e d out ” i ndi vi dua l l yf orpe r s e c ut i on. B yde ny i ng G i z a w ’ s m ot i on w i thouta ddr e s s i ng one of hi s a ve nue s f

ore s t abl i s hi ng a s y l um a nd w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , the B I A ’ s or de rw a s a rbi tr a rya nd c apr i c i ous a nd, the r e f or e , a n abus e of di sc re t i on . A cc ordi ng l y, w e VA C A TE th e B IA ’s o rd erd ism issin g G izaw ’s m ot i on on the m e r i t s a nd RE MAND thi s c a s e t o the B I A f orf urthe rde t e rm i na t i on.4



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