U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Alarcon v. Holder

Alarcon v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided February 26, 2010 · Fernandez, Gould, Smith
367 F. App'x 863

Alarcon v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Zarait Alarcon, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir. 2002), we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Construed as a motion to reopen, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Alarcon’s motion where the new evidence she presented with the motion did not support prima facie eligibility for cancellation of removal. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 600 (9th Cir. 2006).

Construed as a motion to reconsider, the BIA was within its discretion in denying Alarcon’s motion where the motion failed to identify any error of fact or law in the BIA’s prior decision affirming the immigration judge’s order denying cancellation of removal. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(1); Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176, 1180 n. 2 (9th Cir. 2001) (en banc).

To the extent Alarcon challenges the BIA’s January 31, 2007, order, we lack jurisdiction because this petition for review is not timely as to that order. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1); see Singh, v. INS, 315 F.3d 1186,1188 (9th Cir. 2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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

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