Kapoor
Kapoor v. Mukasey
Opinion
lead Opinion
*612 MEMORANDUM **
This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioners’ second motion to reopen removal proceedings.
We review the BIA’s ruling on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir.2008).
An alien who is subject to a final order of removal is limited to filing one motion to reopen removal proceedings, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). Because petitioners’ second motion to reopen was filed beyond the 90-day deadline, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely and number-barred. See id.
Furthermore, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in finding that petitioners did not qualify for an exception to the timeliness requirement because petitioners failed to establish (1) that they were prejudiced by their prior counsel’s alleged ineffective assistance; and (2) that they were prima facie eligible for the relief to be sought upon reopening.