Vaquero

Vaquero v. Gonzales

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221 F. App'x 586
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 23, 2007No. 04-75036California373 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Lucia Juana Vaquero, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of: (1) the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her motion to reconsider its order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s denial of her application for cancellation of removal and (2) the Legalization Appeals Unit’s (“LAU”) order dismissing her appeal from the denial of her Special Agricultural Worker (“SAW”) application. We have jurisdiction to review the denial of a motion to reconsider pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We have jurisdiction to review the denial of a SAW application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1160 (e)(3). We deny the petition for review.

We review the BIA’s denial of a motion to reconsider for abuse of discretion. Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Vaquero’s motion to reconsider because she did not identify an error of fact or law in the BIA’s June 17, 2004 decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (b) (requiring a motion to reconsider to specify error of fact or law in original decision). Contrary to Vaquero’s assertion, the BIA’s dismissal of her appeal was not in conflict with Matter of Ige,…

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