What is the test for denying a motion to reopen a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals?
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The following excerpt is from Gutierrez-Centeno v. I.N.S., 99 F.3d 1529 (9th Cir. 1996):
We review BIA denials of motions to reopen for an abuse of discretion. Watkins v. INS, 63 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir.1995). We have held that the BIA abuses its discretion when it fails to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision, id. at 849-50, or "distorts or disregards important aspects of the alien's claim," see id. at 848 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
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