Manjinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Good Law
573 F. App'x 648
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 21, 201412-73844California265 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Manish Kumar, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 992 (9th Cir.2008), and review de novo claims of due process violations, Liu v. Holder, 640 F.3d 918, 930 (9th Cir.2011). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Kumar’s motion to reopen because it was untimely, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and Kumar failed to establish materially changed circumstances in India so as to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limitations for motions to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(3); see also Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 996 (setting forth requirements for prevailing on a motion to reopen based on changed country conditions). We reject Kumar’s contention that the BIA failed to consider his evidence or arguments. Contrary to Kumar’s contentions, the BIA did not otherwise abuse its discretion in denying his motion. See Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 992 (“This Court defers to the Board’s…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.