Ameen Al Taifi v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Ameen Al Taifi petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and reviewing for abuse of discretion, Go v. Holder, 744 F.3d 604, 609 (9th Cir.2014), we deny the petition for review.

The Board did not abuse its discretion in holding that Al Taifi’s motion to reopen was filed out of time or in holding that Al Taifi’s motion did not fall within the timeliness exception for motions based on changed circumstances. The Board correctly held that Al Taifi failed to show how his evidence of generalized conditions in Yemen had individual relevancy to his claims. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 989-90 (9th Cir.2010). The Board also thoroughly considered the evidence related to the alleged death of A1 Taifi’s mother, including the lack of authentication for the police report and the complete lack of detail regarding the explanation for her death, and did not abuse its discretion in concluding that this evidence did not establish any connection between the death of Al Taifi’s mother and the persecution claimed by Al Taifi. See Lin v. Holder, 588 F.3d 981, 986…