Chavez Bermudez v. Holder

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362 F. App'x 836
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 21, 201007-72131California280 words

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MEMORANDUM

Jose Jesus Chavez Bermudez (“Chavez”) and his wife, Maria Leonarda Chavez Pa- lacios, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying their 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, Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 782 (9th Cir.2003), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review Chavez’s challenge to the BIA’s September 14, 2007 decision. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(1) (petition for review must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of the final order of removal).

To the extent that Chavez’s pro se brief challenges the BIA’s April 30, 2007 decision, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the October 3, 2006 motion to reopen because Chavez failed to present evidence to support any of his contentions. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(1) (providing that a motion to reopen “shall be supported by affidavits or other evidentiary material”).

Chavez’s contention that the BIA violated due process by disregarding his evidence of hardship…

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