U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006

Cao v. Gonzales

Cao v. Gonzales
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided January 17, 2006 · Williams, Gregory, Shedd
161 F. App'x 325

Cao v. Gonzales

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Jing Nong Cao, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) denying his motion to reopen his immigration proceedings.

Based on our review of the record, we find that the Board did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion as untimely filed. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (2005). We further find that we lack jurisdiction to review Cao’s claim that the Board should have exercised its sua sponte power to reopen his deportation proceedings. See Harchenko v. INS, 379 F.3d 405, 410-11 (6th Cir. 2004); Enriquez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 246, 249-50 (5th Cir. 2004); Belay-Gebru v. INS, 327 F.3d 998, 1000-01 (10th Cir. 2003); Calle-Vujiles v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 472, 474-75 (3d Cir. 2003); Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir. 2002); Luis v. INS, 196 F.3d 36, 40-41 (1st Cir. 1999).

Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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