U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014

Manjinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Manjinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 21, 2014 · Clifton, Bea, Watford
573 F. App'x 648

Manjinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Manish Kumar, a native and citizen of India, 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, Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 992 (9th Cir. 2008), and review de novo claims of due process violations, 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 Kumar’s motion to reopen because it was untimely, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Kumar failed to establish materially changed circumstances in India so as to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limitations for motions to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3); see also Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 996 (setting forth requirements for prevailing on a motion to reopen based on changed country conditions). We reject Kumar’s contention that the BIA failed to consider his evidence or arguments. Contrary to Kumar’s contentions, the BIA did not otherwise abuse its discretion in denying his motion. See Toufighi, 538 F.3d at 992 (“This Court defers to the Board’s exercise of discretion unless it acted arbitrarily, irrationally or contrary to law.”).

In light of our conclusions, Kumar’s due process claim fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to prevail on a due process claim).

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.

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