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

Singh v. Holder

Singh v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 3, 2010 · Canby, Fletcher, Thomas
381 F. App'x 702

Singh v. Holder

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Balbinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen based on changed country conditions. We have jurisdiction under 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 we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Singh’s motion to reopen as untimely where the motion was filed over two years after the BIA’s final decision, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Singh failed to present sufficient evidence of changed circumstances in India to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limit, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); see also Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 996-97 (9th Cir. 2008) (underlying adverse credibility determination rendered evidence of changed circumstances immaterial). We reject Singh’s contention that the BIA erred when it took the immigration judge’s *703adverse credibility determination into account.

Singh’s contention that the BIA failed to consider the evidence submitted with the motion to reopen fails, because he has not overcome the presumption that the BIA did review the record. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 489 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir. 2006).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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