Legal Opinion

Barragan v. Mukasey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2009No. 08-74584Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioner’s motion to reopen removal proceedings.

We review the BIA’s ruling on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir.2008).

*513An alien who is subject to a final order of removal is limited to filing one motion to reopen removal proceedings, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). Petitioner’s final order of removal was entered on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. James Lynn HootonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Perez v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. Dela Cruz v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008

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