Rebeiz

Rebeiz v. Gonzales

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223 F. App'x 578
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 27, 2007No. 05-70879California301 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Bassilios Emile Rebeiz, a native and citizen of Lebanon, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order adopting and affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003) and we review the agency’s factual findings for substantial evidence, Lin v. Ashcroft, 377 F.3d 1014, 1024 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying as untimely Rebeiz’s motion to reopen, filed more than 90 days after the BIA issued its final decision, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), where the evidence he submitted failed to demonstrate that conditions had changed in Lebanon since his previous hearing, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(3)(ii).

Moreover, substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Rebeiz failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel because he did not establish prejudice. See Lin, 377 F.3d at 1027 (concluding that to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim petitioner must…

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