Jose Israel Romero-Bonilla v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

In these consolidated petitions for review, Jose Israel Abdias Romero-Bonilla, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) orders dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”), and denying his motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s adverse credibility findings. Saval v. Holder, 623 F.3d 666, 670 (9th Cir.2010). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo claims of due process violations. Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petitions for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on Romero-Bonilla’s failure to explain adequately the discrepancy between his mother’s TPS application and his testimony as to the date he entered the United States. See Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812, 815 (9th Cir.2005). It follows that Romero-Bonilla’s due process challenge to the IJ’s decision fails. See Lata v. INS,…