Is a change in personal circumstances relevant to a motion to reopen a criminal case?

³ A recent case, Rodriguez v. Garland , 990 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 2021), applied Chandra , stating that "while changes in personal circumstances may be relevant to a motion to reopen based on changed country conditions, a petitioner cannot succeed on such a motion that relies solely on a change in personal circumstances, " id. at 1210 (quoting Chandra, 751 F.3d at 1037 ). Interpreting the rule established in Chandra , Rodriguez emphasized the regulatory language "requir[ing] that a motion to reopen be based on changed circumstances arising in the country of nationality." Id. (quoting Chandra , 751 F.3d at 1036 ). In Rodriguez , the only change in personal circumstances the petitioner could point to was his decision to become a government informant within the United States. See id. at 1207, 120910. Rodriguez , like Chandra , thus did not address a situation in which the circumstances that changed, although personal, did occur "in the country of nationality" and were beyond the control of the petitioner.