Castillo-Preciado

Castillo-Preciado v. Gonzales

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163 F. App'x 492
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 12, 2006No. 04-76743California259 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Martin Castillo-Preciado and Griselda Castillo, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying their motion to reopen removal proceedings. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . The BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen is reviewed for abuse of discretion, de Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir.2004). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We dismiss the petition for review to the extent it challenges the July 22, 2004 order because the instant petition is timely only as to the BIA’s order denying Petitioners’ motion to reopen. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(1) (providing that a petition for review must be filed no later than 30 days after the final order of removal); Stone v. INS, 514 U.S. 386, 405-06 , 115 S.Ct. 1537 , 131 L.Ed.2d 465 (1995).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen because Petitioners’ failure to depart within the voluntary departure period rendered them ineligible for the relief they sought. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(d); de Martinez, 374 F.3d at 762-64 (holding that a motion to reopen…

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