Olivares

Olivares v. Gonzales

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230 F. App'x 729
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 30, 2007No. 06-72463California388 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Joel Sanchez Olivares seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Sanchez Olivares’ motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed more than six months after the BIA’s final order of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final order of removal), and Sanchez Olivares did not show he was entitled to equitable tolling, see Iturribarria, 321 F.3d at 897 (9th Cir.2003) (deadline for filing motion to reopen can be equitably tolled “when petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence.”).

To the extent Sanchez Olivares contends that the BIA…

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