Ricky Lumentut v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Ricky Lumentut v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Ricky Richardo Lumentut, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010), and review de novo due process claims, Liu v. Holder, 640 F.3d 918, 930 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Lumentut’s motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed over two years after the BIA’s final decision, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Lumentut failed to establish materially changed circumstances in Indonesia to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limitations for motions to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); Najmabadi, 597 F.3d at 988-89 (evidence of changed circumstances must be qualitatively different from what could have been presented at prior hearing). Further, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Lumentut’s motion to reopen based on Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2009) and Tampubolon v. Holder, 610 F.3d 1056 (9th Cir. 2010), because Lumentut did not present sufficient evidence of individualized risk of persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 979 (9th Cir. 2009); Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1066 (“[a]n applicant for withholding of removal will need to adduce a considerably larger quantum of individualized-risk evidence to prevail than would an asylum applicant”). We reject Lumentut’s contentions regarding the BIA’s 2007 decision in light of our decision in Lumentut v. Holder, No. 07-74777, 2010 WL 1474216 (9th Cir. Apr. 14, 2010). We further reject Lumentut’s contention that the BIA violated his due process rights by insufficiently explaining its conclusion regarding changed country conditions. See Najmabadi, 597 F.3d at 990 (BIA need not “write an exegesis on every contention”) (internal quotations and citation omitted); Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on a due process claim). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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