Ubaldo Tistoj v. Merrick Garland
Ubaldo Tistoj v. Merrick Garland
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 15 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UBALDO TISTOJ; et al., No. 20-73243
Petitioners, Agency Nos. A203-684-958 A203-684-959 v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney MEMORANDUM* General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted April 11, 2022**
Before: McKEOWN, CHRISTEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.
Ubaldo Tistoj1 and his minor child, natives and citizens of Guatemala,
petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 Although lead petitioner’s name appears as “Ubaldo Tistoj” in the Petition for Review, it appears as “Ubaldo Antonio Tistoj-Vasquez” in the agency decisions, Notice to Appear, and Opening Brief. appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their motion to reopen
removal proceedings conducted in absentia. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252
Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition
for review.
The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen to
rescind petitioners’ removal orders, where petitioners did not dispute that the
hearing notice was correctly addressed and mailed twenty-three days before the
hearing, and the evidence petitioners submitted was not sufficient to overcome the
presumption of effective service. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1229a(b)(5)(C), 1229(c); see
also Sembiring v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 981, 988 (9th Cir. 2007) (describing
evidence sufficient to overcome the presumption of effective mail service).
The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the issuance of the
mandate.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
2 20-73243
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