Refael Sapir v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAFI SAPIR, No. 19-72715

Petitioner, Agency No. A206-081-842

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted November 26, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: GOULD, SUNG, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges.

Rafi Sapir is a native and citizen of Israel. Sapir petitions for review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal of the immigration

judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his motion to reopen proceedings and rescind his in

absentia removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1). We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). review the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion.…