Sergio Ahuatzin-Morales v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Sergio Ahuatzin-Morales, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings conducted in absentia. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo constitutional claims. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny the petition for review.

Ahuatzin-Morales contends that the agency abused its discretion by denying his motion to reopen, because denying the motion without ensuring he had access to the record of proceedings violated his right to due process. This claim lacks merit because Ahuatzin-Morales has not established prejudice resulting from the alleged violation. See Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 965 (9th Cir.2002) (requiring prejudice to establish a due process violation); see also Robleto-Pastora v. Holder, 591 F.3d 1051, 1062 (9th Cir.2010) (due process claim relating to inability to obtain immigration records failed where petitioner could not show any error potentially affected his…