Infante

Infante v. Gonzales

Good Law
216 F. App'x 624
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 29, 2006Nos. 04-70916, 04-74885California253 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Adrian Navarro Infante and Maricela Patino Alvarado, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) February 12, 2004, order dismissing their appeal from the Immigration Judge’s denial of cancellation of removal, and the BIA’s August 31, 2004, order denying their motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny the consolidated petitions for review.

Petitioners have not made any contentions regarding the BIA’s February 12, 2004, order in their opening brief, and so petitioners have waived review of this or *626 der. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996).

As to the BIA’s August 31, 2004, order, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely, because they did not file the motion within 90 days of the BIA’s final order of removal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and did not demonstrate a material change in circumstances in Mexico, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(3)(ii).

Petitioners’ reliance on Khourassany v. INS, 208 F.3d 1096 , 1099 & n. 2 (9th Cir.2000), is misplaced. In that case, the 90-day time limit…

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