Jesus Lira-Huerta v. Loretta E. Lynch
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Jesus Lira-Huerta, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo questions of law. Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen as untimely where Lira-Huerta filed it more than 11 years after his final order of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i), and failed to establish that he warranted equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 679 (9th Cir.2011).
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s decision not to reopen proceedings sua sponte. See Go v. Holder, 744 F.3d 604, 609-10 (9th Cir.2014).
Contrary to Lira-Huerta’s contention, the BIA sufficiently articulated its reasons for denial. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir.2010).