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JORGE OXLAJ-PEREZ v. TODD W. BLANCHE, Acting U.S. Attorney General

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 29, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Kevin Gardner, KBG IMMIGRATION LLC, Independence, Ohio, for Petitioner.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Raya Jarawan, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Judge(s): SILER, MOORE, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals

BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judge. Jorge Oxlaj-Perez petitions for judicial review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that affirmed the Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The government asks that we summarily dismiss the petition for review as untimely. It argues that Oxlaj-Perez filed the petition after the 30-day limitations period in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1), and that the statutory provision is not subject to equitable tolling. We hold that the § 1252(b)(1) deadline is subject to equitable tolling. But because Oxlaj-Perez is not entitled to tolling on this record, we dismiss the petition as untimely.

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