Goundar

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions for review, Anand Krishna Goundar, a native and citizen of Fiji, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) orders dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum (No. 03-74074); denying his motion to reopen proceedings to adjust status (No. 04-70930); denying his motion to reconsider (No. 04-73158); and denying a motion to reopen for changed country conditions (No. 07-71611). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen or reconsider, Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review in No. 03-74074, we deny the petitions for review in 04-70930 and 04-73158, and deny the petition for review in No. 07-71611.

Goundar’s motion to accept the new brief in its entirety is denied. The brief filed on October 11, 2007 is considered only to the extent it addresses Petition No. 07-71611. To the extent he raises new…