Hanan Haddad v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Hanan Haddad (“Haddad”), a Jordanian citizen, petitions for review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) denying as untimely her motion to reopen removal proceedings. Haddad argues that the BIA erred because her divorce constitutes a “changed circumstance” that makes the usual deadline inapplicable to her. This exception requires changed country (not personal) circumstances, however, so Had-dad was subject to the deadline. Because the motion to reopen was filed late, we DENY Haddad’s petition for review.

I. BACKGROUND

The…