He v. Bondi

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 21 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LING HE, No. 24-1904 Agency No. Petitioner, A099-538-362 v. MEMORANDUM* PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted March 17, 2025**

Before: CANBY, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Ling He, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her 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

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for

review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying He’s motion to reopen as

untimely, where it was filed over thirteen years after the final removal order, see

8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of

the final removal order), and He did not show changed country conditions in China

to qualify for an exception to the filing deadline, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(ii);

Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 996-97 (9th Cir. 2008) (movant must produce

material evidence that conditions in country of nationality had changed).

In light of this disposition, we need not reach He’s remaining contentions

regarding prima facie eligibility for relief. See Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532,

538 (9th Cir. 2004) (courts and agencies are not required to decide issues

unnecessary to the results they reach).

To the extent He seeks review of the BIA’s denial of her request to reopen

removal proceedings sua sponte, we lack jurisdiction to review this discretionary

determination, other than for the limited purpose of reviewing for legal or

constitutional error. See Lona v. Barr, 958 F.3d 1225, 1227 (9th Cir. 2020). We

find no legal or constitutional error underlying the BIA’s decision.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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