Surjit Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
1. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) had jurisdiction to adjudicate Singh’s September 2011 and May 2012 motions to reopen. Singh filed his one allowed motion to reopen under 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5). This motion was denied by the immigration judge and, after appeal, dismissed on the merits by the BIA. Singh then filed a petition for review of the BIA’s dismissal to this court, which we denied. See Singh v. Holder, No. 08-70414, 2009 WL 567975 (9th Cir. March 6, 2009). Thus, the BIA issued the last decision on the merits in that case. Therefore, jurisdiction properly was vested…
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