Rosas Villa v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Rosas Villa v. Holder, 358 F. App'x 823 (9th Cir. 2009)
Alarcón, Trott, Tashima

Rosas Villa v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Rosas Villa and Ana Bertha Bautista Rosas Ceja, husband and wife and natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for *824 review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and de novo claims of due process violations, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

We agree with the BIA’s conclusion in its November 20, 2006, order that petitioners failed to present evidence that establishes prejudice, and thus their claim of ineffective assistance of counsel fails. See id. at 794 (to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim a petitioner must demonstrate prejudice).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jose Rosas VILLA; Ana Bertha Bautista Rosas Ceja, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished