U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022

Matrut v. Garland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 18, 2022

Opinion

Case: 20-60606 Document: 00516244827 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/18/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit FILED

March 18, 2022

No. 20-60606 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk

Karim Jasem Matrut,

Petitioner, versus

Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,

Respondent.

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A075 086 084

Before Davis, Jones, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Karim Jasem Matrut, a native and citizen of Iraq, petitions this court for review of a decision of the BIA denying his motion to reconsider as capricious. Motions for reconsideration are disfavored and we review their

Case: 20-60606 Document: 00516244827 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/18/2022

No. 20-60606 denial under a highly deferential abuse of discretion standard. Zhao v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 295, 303 (5th Cir. 2005).

We are not compelled to find that the BIA’s denial was improper. The BIA considered the arguments advanced and based its conclusion on the record. See Zhao, at 303-04.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

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