Kumar-Garg v. Mukasey

276 F. App'x 657

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 2, 2008
• Docket: No. 06-73131
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Surender Kumar-Garg, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s order denying his motion to reconsider the denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion, Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 782 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding that Kumar-Garg was not prima facie eligible for special rule cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(2)(A)(ii) because he was unable to establish the requisite 3-year period of continuous physical presence in the United States. See Ordonez, 345 F.3d at 785 (“[A] motion to reopen will not be granted unless the respondent establishes a prima facie case of eligibility for the underlying relief sought.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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