Amaya-Cortez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 10 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ABEL AMAYA-CORTEZ, No. 23-39 Agency No. Petitioner, A088-699-944 v. MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted May 8, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN, FORREST, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Abel Amaya-Cortez (“Petitioner”), a native and citizen of El Salvador, seeks

review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his untimely motion

to reopen his removal proceedings. As the parties are familiar with the facts, we do

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). not recount them here. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a), and we deny

the petition.

1. The BIA…