Villalobos

Villalobos v. Holder

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312 F. App'x 993
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 25, 2009No. 07-72024California250 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Manuel Mozqueda Villalobos, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir.2008), and we review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings, Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion because it considered the evidence Petitioner submitted and acted within its broad discretion in determining that the evidence was insufficient to warrant reopening. See Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2002) (the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen will be reversed only if it is “arbitrary, irrational, or contrary to law”).

Petitioner’s contention that the BIA violated due process by denying his motion to reopen therefore fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error for due process violation).

Petitioner’s contention that the BIA violated due process by not considering the entirety of…

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