Mejia-Amaya

Mejia-Amaya v. Holder

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320 F. App'x 744
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 31, 2009No. 07-70136California225 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Pedro Mejia-Amaya and Martha Consuelo Martinez de Mejia, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA acted within its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion as untimely because it was filed more than five years after the BIA’s prior order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and petitioners failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling, see Iturribarria, 321 F.3d at 897 (equitable tolling is available “when a petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error,” as long as the petitioner acted with due diligence).

The record does not support petitioners’ contention that the BIA made an adverse *745 credibility determination. Cf. Bhasin v. Gonzales, 423 F.3d 977, 986-87 (9th Cir.2005).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s refusal to reopen proceedings sua sponte. See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159-60…

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