Maria Ricardo Leon v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 31 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIA CHRISTINA RICARDO LEON, No. 17-72400

Petitioner, Agency No. A095-451-384

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted August 29, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, BYBEE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Maria Christina Ricardo-Leon seeks review of an August 14, 2017,

decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that denied her motion to

reopen her removal proceeding as time-barred. Petitioner argues that the BIA erred

in denying the motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). deny the petition.

We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse…