Kattra v. Holder

MEMORANDUM **

Boutros Albert Kattra (“Kattra”), a native and citizen of Lebanon, asks us to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review denials of motions to reopen under an abuse of discretion standard. Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Sharma v. INS, 89 F.3d 545, 547 (9th Cir.1996)). Reversal is only appropriate where the BIA’s denial of the motion to reopen is “arbitrary, irrational, or contrary to law.” Id. (citing Ahwazi v. INS, 751 F.2d…