Aprilexius Makahaube v. Eric Holder, Jr.

478 F. App'x 477

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: September 14, 2012
• Docket: 10-71492
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Aprilexius Lahibore Makahaube, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reconsider. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for an abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reconsider, Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002), and we deny the petition for review.

Makahaube contends the BIA abused its discretion in denying his motion because he established eligibility for withholding of removal under a disfavored group analysis. We reject Makahaube’s argument in light of our prior decision, Makahaube v. Holder, 320 Fed.Appx. 666, No. 06-70340, 2009 WL 794670 (9th Cir. Mar.26, 2009), in which this court applied the disfavored group analysis to Makahaube’s withholding of removal claim and rejected his claim.

Makahaube also contends the BIA should have granted his motion to reconsider in light of Mufied v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 88 (2d Cir.2007), in which the Second Circuit remanded for the BIA to consider in the first instance the petitioner’s argument that Indonesian Christians faced a pattern or practice of persecution. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding this out-of-circuit decision did not have any bearing on Makahaube’s case.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.