Prasad

Prasad v. Mukasey

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258 F. App'x 934
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 10, 2007No. 05-74434California340 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ronald Ritesh Prasad, a native and citizen of Fiji, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to remand, and adopting and affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to remand for abuse of discretion, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003), and review due process claims de novo, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA acted within its discretion in denying Prasad’s motion to remand because the evidence submitted with the motion was insufficient to overcome the presumption that his marriage was not bona fide. See Malhi, 336 F.3d at 993-94 (motion to remand to adjust status premised on a marriage entered into during proceedings must present clear and convincing evidence indicating a strong likelihood that the marriage was bona fide).

Prasad’s contention that the BIA violated 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1 (d)(3) by improperly reviewing facts and engaging in fact finding…

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