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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUL122024_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL122024_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Prior decisions/claims were already in record and not new facts; asserted motion-count error unsupported and immaterial; reconsideration request sought de novo reevaluation and did not identify legal/policy error in latest decision.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A motion decision; underlying criteria are recited, not re-adjudicated.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL122024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 12, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Combined motions to reopen and reconsider prior EB-1A decision |
Procedural posture | Petitioner former professor filed combined motions Dec. 6, 2023. Claims challenged number of prior motions and cited STEM policy; AAO notes repeated previous motions, no new facts supported by documents, and no showing prior latest decision was legally wrong. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached by AAO in this procedural disposition; any underlying director findings are recited rather than re-adjudicated. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Prior decisions/claims were already in record and not new facts; asserted motion-count error unsupported and immaterial; reconsideration request sought de novo reevaluation and did not identify legal/policy error in latest decision.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Non-precedent motion decision dated July 12, 2024; petitioner is former professor; underlying 2012 denial and prior motions concerned three criteria or major award.; pages: 1
claim: The current combined motions were filed December 6, 2023; AAO had adjudicated sixteen motions since 2014. Reopen requires new facts with documentary support; prior decisions are not new facts.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Reconsideration was limited to latest decision; asserted motion-count discrepancy was unsupported and immaterial; STEM-policy request sought reevaluation without showing error; both motions dismissed.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only; exclude from outcome aggregation.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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