Saudagar Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Saudagar Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and we review de novo questions of law. Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176, 1187 (9th Cir.2001) (en banc). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Singh’s third motion to reopen, filed twelve years after the final order of removal, as time- and number-barred. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). Singh’s contention that the time and number limits on motions to reopen set forth in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (“IIRIRA”) do not apply to his motion is misplaced because the regulations setting the time and number limits were promulgated prior to the effective date of IIRIRA. See 8 C.F.R. § 3.2 (c)(2) (1996), as revised by 61 Fed. Reg. 18900 (April 29, 1996); Socop-Gonzalez, 272 F.3d at 1183, 1191-92 (applying 8 C.F.R. § 3.2 (c)(2) to an untimely motion to reopen where removal proceedings were instituted in 1995).