Li v. Holder
Li v. Holder
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Ke Li (“Li”) petitions for review of a September 27, 2007 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “agency”) denying Li’s motion to reopen the BIA’s October 20, 2005 decision, which affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Li’s special motion to reopen pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.44(h). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of this case.
Though Li petitions for review of the BIA’s September 27, 2007 decision, his arguments on appeal relate only to the agency’s October 20, 2005 decision. Li has thus abandoned any challenge to the BIA’s 2007 denial of his motion to reopen. See Norton v. Sam’s Club, 145 F.3d 114, 117 (2d Cir. 1998) (“Issues not sufficiently argued in the briefs are considered waived and normally will not be addressed on appeal.”). To the extent that Li seeks direct judicial review of this October 20, 2005 decision, the petition is untimely and we lack jurisdiction to review it. See Zhao v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 265 F.3d 83, 89-90 (2d Cir. 2001). See also Chhetry v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 490 F.3d 196, 199 (2d Cir. 2007) (“In reviewing the denial of a motion to reopen, we are constrained to review only the denial of that motion and are precluded from reviewing the merits of the petitioner’s underlying claim for relief.”).
Assuming, arguendo, that Li’s challenge to the September 27, 2007 decision
We have considered Li’s remaining arguments and hold them to be without merit.
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED.
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