Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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245 F. App'x 642
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 21, 2007No. 05-75205California262 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Kalraj Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen to reapply for asylum based upon changed country conditions. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003), we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA acted within its discretion in denying Singh’s motion to reopen because it was filed more than three years after the BIA’s final removal order, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within 90 days of final administrative removal order), it was his second motion to reopen, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A) (permitting one motion to reopen), and Singh failed to present new and material evidence of changed conditions in India, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(ii) (no time limit on motion to reopen to apply for asylum based on changed country conditions if evidence is material and previously unavailable).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s decision not to invoke its sua sponte authority to reopen proceedings…

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