Lusvin Lopez-Pelaez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Lusvin Alfonso Lopez-Pelaez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 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). We deny'in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Lopez-Pelaez’s untimely motion to reopen, where he failed to present sufficient evidence of changed country conditions in Guatemala to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limit for filing motions to reopen, and he did not submit applications for relief. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(1), (c)(3)(h); Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 996 (to prevail on a motion to reopen based on changed country conditions, applicant must inter alia demonstrate that his evidence establishes prima facie eligibility for relief).
To the extent that Lopez-Pelaez contends that the BIA abused its discretion by not sua sponte reopening his proceedings, we lack jurisdiction to review this contention. See Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 993 n. 8.