U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2009

Aguirre v. Holder

Aguirre v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 6, 2009 · Hawkins, Leavy, Wallace
331 F. App'x 435

Aguirre v. Holder

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Trinidad Sanchez Aguirre, Juan Valentin Estrada Sanchez, Victor Hugo Estrada Sanchez, Gustavo Estrada Sanchez, and Jose Guadalupe Estrada Sanchez, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir. 2003), and review de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings, Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 779 (9th Cir. 2001). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

The evidence petitioners presented with them motion to reopen concerned the same basic hardship grounds previously considered by the agency. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 602-03 (9th Cir. 2006). We therefore lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that the evidence did not warrant reopening. See id. at 601.

To the extent petitioners contend that the BIA failed to consider the evidence they submitted with their motion to reopen, they have not overcome the presumption that the BIA did review the record. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir. 2006). Petitioners’ contention that the agency’s decision violated due process therefore fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error for a due process violation).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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

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