CA1 Upholds Denial of Motion to Reopen of Christian Chinese-Indonesian Petitioners Based on Changed Country Conditions in Indonesia

The court denied the petition for review of the BIA’s denial of the petitioners’ second untimely motion to reopen, finding that the BIA reasonably concluded that the petitioners had failed to satisfy the requirements for an exception to late filing contained in INA §240(c)(7)(C)(ii) and 8 CFR §1003.2(c)(3)(ii). The court found that the BIA properly evaluated the evidence and that the record supported its conclusion that the Christian Chinese-Indonesian petitioners did not meet their burden to establish changed conditions in Indonesia or circumstances material to their eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. (Djokro v. Garland, 5/17/24)