Kishore
Kishore v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Hement Raj Kishore and his family, natives and citizens of Fiji, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen proceedings due to ineffective assistance of counsel and to reapply for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture based on changed circumstances. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Singh v. Gonzales, 416 F.3d 1006, 1009 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding that Kishore was not entitled to equitable tolling where Kishore’s motion to reopen was filed more than four years after the BIA’s removal order and Kishore did not demonstrate that he exercised due diligence in discovering prior counsel’s alleged errors. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir.2003) (equitable tolling available “when a petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence in discovering the deception, fraud or error”).
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Kishore’s motion to reopen based on…