Sec. 3113. Motions to reopen or reconsider
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A motion to reopen or reconsider the denial of a petition or application or an order of removal for an alien may be granted if such petition, application, or order would have been adjudicated in favor of the alien had this division, or an amendment made by this division, been in effect at the time of such denial or order. A motion under subsection
(a)shall be filed no later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this division, unless the alien demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General, as appropriate, the existence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented the alien from filing within such period.