Satwant Bagri v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Satwant Singh Bagri, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for an abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen. Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 992 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Bagri’s motion to reopen because it considered the record and acted within its broad discretion in determining that the evidence was insufficient to establish pri-ma facie eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) relief, given the immigration judge’s adverse credibility determination, which we upheld in Bagri v. Gonzales, 232 Fed.Appx. 629 (9th Cir.2007). See Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 996-97 .

The BIA did not apply a higher standard to Bagri’s motion because providing credible evidence is a necessary component of establishing prima facie eligibility for relief. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (a).

Finally, Bagri’s contention that the BIA abused its discretion by not analyzing his claim for CAT relief separately…