Bulos

Bulos v. Gonzales

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135 F. App'x 918
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 22, 2005No. 03-72168California318 words

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MEMORANDUM ***

Rodolfo Balagot Bulos, a native of the Philippines and citizen of Brazil, and his wife and three children, natives and citi *919 zens of Brazil, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, de Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ did not abuse its discretion in denying Bulos’s motion to reopen “for the purpose of finding on [a] fraud charge” because Bulos did not present any new evidence and therefore did not satisfy the requirements for a motion to reopen. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23 (b)(3) (a motion to reopen must be based on new facts that were not available at prior hearing).

To the extent Bulos sought adjustment of status, the IJ did not abuse his discretion in denying the motion to reopen because Bulos did not establish prima facie eligibility for adjustment as he did not have an immigrant visa available to him. See 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (a); INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 105 , 108 S.Ct. 904 , 99…

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