Rodriguez

Rodriguez v. Mukasey

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303 F. App'x 494
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 15, 2008No. 08-72938California279 words

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MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioners’ 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’ motion to reopen was filed beyond the 90-day deadline, and petitioners have not contended that any exceptions to this time limit apply, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ untimely motion to reopen. See id. Nor did the BIA abuse its discretion in concluding that petitioners were not entitled to equitable tolling because petitioners did not allege that prior counsel’s ineffective assistance resulted in the untimely filing, and petitioners could not otherwise demonstrate due diligence in raising the claim. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897-98 (9th Cir.2003).

Accordingly, respondent’s…

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