Zuniga v. Bondi
Zuniga v. Bondi
Opinion
Case: 24-60368 Document: 64-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/31/2025
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
No. 24-60368 FILED March 31, 2025 Summary Calendar ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Carlos Ruben Zuniga, Petitioner, versus Pamela Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. ______________________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A091 629 473 ______________________________ Before Jolly, Jones, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: * Carlos Ruben Zuniga, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions this court for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his fourth motion to reopen.
Motions to reopen are “disfavored” and are reviewed under “a highly deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.” Gonzalez-Cantu v. Sessions, 866 _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 24-60368 Document: 64-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/31/2025
No. 24-60368 F.3d 302
Zuniga also argues that the BIA erred by not vacating an expedited removal order issued by the Department of Homeland Security in 2018, and erroneously determined that it lacked jurisdiction to vacate the order.
However, we lack jurisdiction on review of this order of the BIA to address Zuniga’s concerns regarding an expedited removal order issued by the DHS.
See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(A), (e); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1)(A) (expedited removal proceedings); cf. Dep’t of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam, 591 U.S. 103, 140-41 (2020) (holding that § 1252(e)(2), which limited judicial review of § 1225(b)(1) expedited removal proceedings to habeas corpus proceedings and limited the habeas review, did not violate the Suspension Clause).
Further, Zuniga has waived any challenge to the BIA’s refusal to reopen his immigration proceedings sua sponte. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 833 (5th Cir. 2003); Nunez v. Sessions, 882 F.3d 499, 508 n.5 (5th Cir. 2018).
Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED. The Government’s motion to summarily deny the petition for review is DENIED as moot.
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