Octaviano Urias-Sepulveda v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 26 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

OCTAVIANO URIAS-SEPULVEDA, No. 20-73617

Petitioner, Agency No.

A209-138-822

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted February 5, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: BERZON, CALLAHAN, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Octaviano Urias-Sepulveda, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for

review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of his motion to

reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We

review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Valeriano v.

Gonzales, 474 F.3d 669, 672 (9th Cir. 2007). “The BIA abuses its discretion when

it acts arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to the law, and when it fails to provide a

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. reasoned explanation for…