Juarez

Juarez v. Mukasey

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275 F. App'x 612
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 23, 2008No. 07-74486California313 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order de *613 nying petitioners Francisco Lorenzo Garcia Juarez and Fres Binda Lopez’s motion to reopen.

The BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). The regulations state that a motion to reopen removal proceedings must be filed not later than ninety days after the date on which the final order of removal was entered. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). A motion to reopen must also present new evidence that was not available and could not have been discovered or presented at the previous hearing. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(1).

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that there is substantial evidence to support the BIA’s decision that petitioners’ motion to reopen was untimely. Petitioners’ final order of removal was entered on April 5, 2007. Petitioners’ motion to reopen was filed on August 17, 2007, more than ninety days after entry of the final order of removal.

A review of the administrative record also demonstrates that there is substantial evidence to support the BIA’s decision to deny…

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