Fransen Wijaya v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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537 F. App'x 774
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 16, 201311-73583California256 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Fransen Feri Wijaya, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her motion to reconsider and motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen or motion to reconsider. Mo hammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

In light of our conclusions in Wijaya v. Holder, No. 08-70270 (9th Cir. Jan. 10, 2011), the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reconsider in order to apply the disfavored group analysis set forth in our decision in Tampubolon v. Holder, 610 F.3d 1056 (9th Cir.2010).

The BIA also did not abuse its discretion in denying Wijaya’s motion to reopen as untimely where the motion was filed over three years after the BIA’s final order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and Wijaya’s new evidence fails to demonstrate prima facie eligibility for relief, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(3)(h); Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir.2010) (stating standards governing motions to reopen).

Finally, we…

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