Singh Jorawar v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Singh Jorawar petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) February 11, 2011 decision denying his motion to reconsider its March 28, 2006 decision. We have jurisdiction over the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen or motion to reconsider pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir.2005). “We review BIA rulings on motions to reopen and reconsider for abuse of discretion and reverse only if the Board acted arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to law.” Id.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in characterizing Jorawar’s motion as one for reconsideration rather than for reopening. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 896 (9th Cir.2003) (noting that a motion to reconsider is the appropriate avenue to request that the BIA reexamine its decision in light of a change of law). In any event, regardless of whether Jorawar’s motion is characterized as a motion to reopen or motion to reconsider, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion as untimely. The final administrative order of removal was issued on March 28, 2006, and the motion for reconsideration was not filed until July 27, 2010. This period of time,…