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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 18 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ESVIN MONZON VILLATORO, No. 23-2055 Agency No. Petitioner, A095-811-364 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 13, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: PAEZ, TALLMAN, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Esvin Monzon Villatoro is a native and citizen of Guatemala. He

seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) denial of his untimely

motion to reopen removal proceedings. “We review a BIA ruling on a motion to

reopen for an abuse of discretion, and will reverse the denial of a motion to reopen

* 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). only if the Board acted arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to law.”…