Court of Appeals for the First Circuit April 8, 2003, 02-1950 (Herbert v. Ashcroft)

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Diland Herbert is a native and citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, a lawful permanent resident of the United States for almost twenty-five years, and the father of a ten-year-old American citizen. He petitions for review of the denial of his motion to reopen a decision in absentia to deport him.