Ventre

MEMORANDUM *

Carlo Alberto Ventre, a native of Libya and citizen of Italy, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal of the order of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”). Ventre also challenges the BIA’s denial of his motion for reconsideration. We deny the petitions for review in part and dismiss in part.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that Ventre abandoned his lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) status. See Singh v. Reno, 113 F.3d 1512, 1514-16 (9th Cir.1997). Ventre fled the United States with his daughter, in violation of a California custody order. He sought custody of his daughter in Rome, stating that his daughter’s residence had “definitively been transferred” to Rome and that he had also “transferred]” to Italy, as of January 16, 1998. Ventre’s Italian identity card and passport, which he updated after he left the United States, state “Rome” as his place of residence. Ventre failed to make payments on his home in the United States, allowing it to be foreclosed upon, sold his belongings and abandoned what he did not sell or bring to Italy by neglecting to pay for storage. He also had his truck shipped to…