Majig Maakhuu v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
In these consolidated cases, Majig Maakhuu, a native and citizen of Mongolia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) orders dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) (No. 12-70609), denying his motion to reopen (No. 12-72364), and denying his motion to reconsider/reopen (No. 12-74101). 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 or reconsider, and we review de novo claims of due process violations. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petitions for review.
Maakhuu does not make any arguments challenging the BIA’s dismissal of his direct appeal. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). Thus, we deny the petition for review in No. 12-70609.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in its June 25, 2012, order denying Maak-huu’s motion to reopen because Maakhuu did not show the…