Bulos v. Gonzales
Bulos v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Rodolfo Balagot Bulos, a native of the Philippines and citizen of Brazil, and his wife and three children, natives and citi
The IJ did not abuse its discretion in denying Bulos’s motion to reopen “for the purpose of finding on [a] fraud charge” because Bulos did not present any new evidence and therefore did not satisfy the requirements for a motion to reopen. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(3) (a motion to reopen must be based on new facts that were not available at prior hearing).
To the extent Bulos sought adjustment of status, the IJ did not abuse his discretion in denying the motion to reopen because Bulos did not establish prima facie eligibility for adjustment as he did not have an immigrant visa available to him. See 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a); INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 105, 108 S.Ct. 904, 99 L.Ed.2d 90 (1988).
Bulos is not prejudiced by the immigration court’s failure to provide a transcript of the motion to reopen hearing because the record indicates that tapes of the hearing are available to Bulos. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000); see also United States v. Medina, 236 F.3d 1028, 1031-32 (9th Cir. 2001) (holding that the failure to provide a transcript does not in itself violate due process).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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