Caradang

MEMORANDUM

Reynaldo Precilla Caradang, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order and denying his motion to remand alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand and de novo questions of law. Lin v. Ashcroft, 377 F.3d 1014, 1023-24 (9th Cir.2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The IJ properly determined that Cara-dang was removable pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(1)(A), as an inadmissible alien based on willful misrepresentation of a material fact pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(C)(i).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to remand because Caradang presented insufficient evidence to establish prejudice. See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 826 (9th Cir.2003) (to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim a petitioner must demonstrate prejudice); see also Forbes v.

INS, 48 F.3d 439, 442 (9th Cir.1995) (knowledge of the falsity of information is sufficient to…