Lopez
Lopez v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Arturo Cazarez Lopez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his motion to reopen proceedings in which he was removed in absentia. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion, Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004), amended by 404 F.3d 1105 (2005), and we deny the petition for review in part and dismiss it in part.
The IJ did not abuse her discretion in denying Lopez’s motion to reopen because the record indicates that Lopez’s hearing notice was mailed to his address of record and he did not provide a sworn affidavit containing information to rebut the presumption of delivery created by regular mail. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229 (a)(1); Salta v. INS, 314 F.3d 1076, 1079 (9th Cir.2002) (holding that a sworn affidavit that neither the alien nor another responsible party residing at his address received the notice will generally rebut the presumption of delivery created by regular mail).
Lopez’s contention that the BIA erred by failing to state reasons for its decision is foreclosed by Falcon…