Ramadan Likollari v. U.S. Atty. Gen.

# Likollari v. U.S. Attorney General (2009) ## What Happened Ramadan Likollari sought to reopen his immigration removal proceedings, arguing that conditions in his home country of Albania had changed since his original case. He wanted the court to reconsider whether he should be deported. ## What the Court Decided The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the U.S. Attorney General, upholding the earlier decision to deny Likollari's request to reopen his case. The court found two problems: the motion was filed too late under the rules, and Likollari failed to prove that Albania's conditions had actually improved or changed in meaningful ways. ## Why This Matters for Workers This ruling establishes that courts enforce strict time deadlines for reopening immigration cases. Workers fighting deportation must act quickly and provide strong evidence of changed circumstances. Missing deadlines or offering weak evidence typically means losing the opportunity to have your case reconsidered, even if conditions abroad have genuinely improved.