Opinion ID: 47219
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Text: Vasquez, a citizen of Columbia, entered the United States with her two daughters on August 4, 2001, on a non-immigrant visa that expired on February 3, 2002. On December 11, 2001, Vasquez filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal on behalf of herself and her family with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, alleging persecution for political opinion. Vasquez overstayed her visa and the INS initiated removal proceedings against her on February 6, 2002. 2 On October 10, 2002, the immigration judge denied her asylum petition. The IJ found that, although her story was credible, Vasquez did not establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution. Vasquez appealed this decision to the BIA, which affirmed without opinion on April 28, 2004. Vasquez petitioned this Court to review the decisions of the IJ and BIA, and we denied her petition on March 17, 2005. Vasquez moved the BIA to reopen her removal proceedings on January 18, 2005. The BIA denied this motion as untimely on March 31, 2005. Vasquez did not petition this Court to review this decision. On April 26, 2005, Vasquez filed a second motion to reopen, which the BIA denied on July 19, 2005, as both untimely and successively barred. Vasquez petitioned this court for review on August 10, 2005.