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Singh v. Sessions

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 13, 2018
No. 17-70733 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)

Opinion

No. 17-70733

04-13-2018

SURJIT SINGH, Petitioner, v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Agency No. A096-152-558 MEMORANDUM On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Before: SILVERMAN, PAEZ, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Surjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Singh's motion to reopen as untimely where the motion was filed more than twelve years after the BIA's final order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and where Singh failed to establish a material change in circumstances in India to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limitation for filing a motion to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); see also Najmabadi, 597 F.3d at 990-91 (petitioner failed to show evidence was "qualitatively different" to warrant reopening); Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 996-97 (9th Cir. 2008) (evidence immaterial in light of prior adverse credibility determination). We reject Singh's contentions that the BIA failed to consider evidence.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Singh v. Sessions

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 13, 2018
No. 17-70733 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)
Case details for

Singh v. Sessions

Case Details

Full title:SURJIT SINGH, Petitioner, v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 13, 2018

Citations

No. 17-70733 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)