Jorge Mier-Fiorito v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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479 F. App'x 136
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 18, 201210-71195California253 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Jorge Omar Mier-Fiorito, a native and citizen of Argentina, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Mier-Fiorito’s motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed more than five years after the BIA’s October 12, 2004, order dismissing his underlying appeal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2) (motion to reopen generally must be filed within 90 days of the final administrative order), and Mier-Fiorito failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling, see Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 678-80 (equitable tolling available where petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as petitioner acts with due diligence in discovering such circumstances).

We lack jurisdiction to review Mier-Fiorito’s claim that his voluntary departure order was vacated when he failed to post bond…

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