Huq
Huq v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Manzurul Huq, his wife and two children, natives and citizens of Bangladesh, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of their motion to reopen deportation proceedings so that they could renew their application for asylum and withholding of deportation in view of changed country conditions, and also apply in the first instance for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We apply the transitional rules under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Rodriguez-Laviz v. INS, 282 F.3d 1218, 1222-23 (9th Cir.2002). We review for abuse of discretion and will not grant a petition absent evidence that compels a conclusion contrary to that of the agency. Bolshakov v. INS, 133 F.3d 1279, 1281 (9th Cir.1998). We review de novo constitutional claims. Larita-Martinez v. INS, 220 F.3d 1092, 1095 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the new evidence Petitioners submitted did not establish prima facie eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation. See Bolshakov, 133 F.3d at…