Magana-Magana
Magana-Magana v. Garland
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LUCILA MAGANA-MAGANA, No. 23-1887 Agency No. Petitioner,
A098-918-838
v.
OPINION
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 24, 2024 * Phoenix, Arizona
Filed December 26, 2024
Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR., BRIDGET S. BADE, and DANIELLE J. FORREST, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.
* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). MAGANA-MAGANA V. GARLAND
SUMMARY **
Immigration
Denying in part and dismissing in part Lucila Magana- Magana’s petition for review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the panel held that the court has jurisdiction to review whether an alien showed “extraordinary circumstances” to waive the one-year motion-to-reopen deadline under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but concluded that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in determining that Magana-Magana failed to meet that standard. The panel explained that the Supreme Court…