The Seventh Circuit has sustained the appeal of the denial of an untimely, number-barred sua sponte motion to reopen. In so doing, the court noted that the Board of Immigration Appeals misinterpreted the petitioner’s motion to reopen to be solely for the purpose of adjustment of status, when in fact, he had also challenged whether he was removable as charged.
The full text of Salazar-Marroquin v. Barr can be found here: