Hermanto

Hermanto v. Mukasey

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286 F. App'x 509
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 6, 2008No. 05-74357California295 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sofjanarti Hermanto, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, see Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 782 (9th Cir.2003), and we review due process claims de novo, Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Hermanto’s motion to reopen because it was untimely and Hermanto failed to present evidence of material changed circumstances. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2); see also Malty v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 942, 945 (9th Cir.2004) (“The critical question is ... whether circumstances have changed sufficiently that a petitioner who previously did not have a legitimate claim for asylum now has a well-founded fear of persecution.”).

Hermanto also claims the BIA violated her due process rights to a fair hearing because it did not allow Hermanto to present evidence of changed circumstances. The claim fails because the motion to reopen was not granted and Hermanto did…

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