Enriquez-Pesantes

Enriquez-Pesantes v. Holder

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363 F. App'x 447
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 21, 201007-71375California233 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Gustavo Rodrigo Enriquez-Pesantes, a native and citizen of Ecuador, petitions for review from 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, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Enriquez-Pesantes’ motion to reopen as untimely because he filed it almost six years after the agency’s final order of deportation, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(1), and he failed to establish that any of the regulatory exceptions apply, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(4).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s decision not to invoke its sua sponte authority to reopen proceedings under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (a). See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir.2002).

To the extent Enriquez-Pesantes contends that the BIA failed to consider some or all of the evidence he submitted with the motion to reopen, he has not overcome the presumption that the BIA did review the record. See Larita-Martinez v. INS, 220 F.3d 1092, 1095…

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