Martinez-Perez

Martinez-Perez v. Gonzales

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158 F. App'x 911
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 16, 2005No. 04-74055California287 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Oscar Martinez-Perez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reconsider its previous order denying his application for cancellation of removal and denying his motion to reopen proceedings based on new evidence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of both a motion to reopen and a motion to reconsider, Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Martinez-Perez’s motion to reconsider because its interpretation of the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship standard found in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D) fell within the broad range of acceptable interpretations. See Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 1001, 1006 (9th Cir.2003). As the motion to reconsider did not specify any other factual or legal error, the BIA acted within its discretion in denying it. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (b)(1).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Martinez-Perez’s motion to reopen because the BIA considered the additional evidence submitted…

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