Manalili

Manalili v. Gonzales

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218 F. App'x 591
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 16, 2007No. 05-70162California313 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Celia San Pedro Manalili, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her motion to reopen deportation proceedings. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 899-900 (9th Cir.2003). To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency acted within its discretion in denying as untimely Manalili’s motion to reopen filed more than eight years after the agency’s final decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2) (a motion to reopen must be filed within 90 days of the BIA’s final decision). Moreover, the agency properly determined that Manalili failed to demonstrate she suffered prejudice as a result of alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. See Iturribarria, 321 F.3d at 889-900 (to establish a valid due process claim for ineffective assistance of counsel, an alien must show that she was prejudiced by the attorney’s deficient performance).

*592 We do not consider Manalili’s…

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