Cesar Calderon-Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Cesar Armando Calderon-Hernandez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings held in absen-tia. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny the petition for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying Calderon-Hernandez’s motion to reopen based on lack of notice where the notice of hearing was mailed to the last address Calderon-Hernandez provided, and Calderon-Hernandez failed to submit any evidence that the return of the notice to the immigration court as “undeliverable” was the result of improper delivery by the postal service. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229 (c); Salta v. INS, 314 F.3d 1076, 1079 (9th Cir.2002). In addition, the notice provided Calderon-Hernandez reasonable time to prepare and retain counsel. Cf. 8 U.S.C. § 1229 (b)(1).

Calderon-Hernandez’s contention that denial of his motion to reopen would lead to an unconscionable result is unpersuasive because he…