Valerio Limon-Guerrero v. Loretta E. Lynch

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670 F. App'x 557
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 4, 201615-71030California210 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Valerio Limon-Guerrero, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen and review de novo claims of due process violations. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir. 2002). We deny the petition for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion or violate due process in denying Limon-Guerrero’s motion to reopen, where Li-mon-Guerrero did not establish that his decision to accept voluntary departure and waive his right to appeal was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(3) (requirements for motion to reopen); Lata v. I.N.S., 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on a due process claim); United States v. Ubaldo-Figueroa, 364 F.3d 1042, 1048 (9th Cir. 2004) (waiver of right to appeal a removal order does not comport with due process when it is not “considered and intelligent” (internal citation omitted)).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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