Emigdio Rios-Arevalo v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

EMIGDIO RIOS-AREVALO, AKA No. 17-72582 Emigoio Rios-Arevalo, Agency No. A044-361-128 Petitioner,

v. MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted March 3, 2026 Seattle, Washington

Before: McKEOWN, PAEZ, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Emigdio Rios-Arevalo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of

a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying his motion to reopen his

prior removal order, which was reinstated pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(5)

following Rios-Arevalo’s illegal reentry into the United States. We review “a ruling

on the merits of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion,” but we review

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. underlying questions of law de novo. Lin v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 979, 981 (9th…