Glendy Vasquez-Manzanares v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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584 F. App'x 553
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 18, 201411-73760California288 words

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MEMORANDUM

Glendy Magali Vasquez-Manzanares, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her 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. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Vasquez-Manzanares’s motion to reopen because it considered the record and acted within its broad discretion in determining that the evidence was insufficient to establish prima facie eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture. See Shin v. Mukasey, 547 F.3d 1019, 1025 (9th Cir.2008) (petitioner bears the burden of proving the evidencé would likely change the result in the case).

We reject Vasquez-Manzanares’s contention that the BIA ignored evidence be cause she has not overcome the presumption that the BIA reviewed the record. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir.2006).

Vasquez-Manzanares’s contention that she was targeted as…

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