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Santos-Rivas v. Holder

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361 F. App'x 871
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 21, 201007-73070California259 words

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Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Aura Santos-Rivas, a native and citizen of Guatemela, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her 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 and review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. 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 Santos-Rivas’ motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed in 2006, 18 years after the final order of deportation, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(1) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final order of deportation or prior to September 30, 1996), and Santos-Rivas failed to establish that any of the regulatory exceptions apply, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(4). It follows that the denial of Santos-Rivas’ motion to reopen did not violate due process. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error for a due process violation).

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s…

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