Gebrehiwot v. Gonzales , 158 F. App'x 423 ( 2005 )


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  •                                UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 05-1115
    MISRAK HAILEMARIAM GEBREHIWOT,
    Petitioner,
    versus
    ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,
    Respondent.
    On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
    Appeals. (A95-220-634)
    Submitted:   August 17, 2005             Decided:   December 13, 2005
    Before TRAXLER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
    Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Aragaw Mehari, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. John L. Brownlee,
    United States Attorney, Sara Bugbee Winn, Assistant United States
    Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Respondent.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Misrak Hailemariam Gebrehiwot, a native and citizen of
    Ethiopia,    petitions    for     review    of   an   order    of    the    Board     of
    Immigration     Appeals     (Board)       denying     her     motion       to    reopen
    immigration proceedings.           We review the denial of a motion to
    reopen for abuse of discretion.            
    8 C.F.R. § 1003.2
    (a) (2004); INS
    v. Doherty, 
    502 U.S. 314
    , 323-24 (1992); Stewart v. INS, 
    181 F.3d 587
    , 595 (4th Cir. 1999).         The denial of a motion to reopen must be
    reviewed with extreme deference, since immigration statutes do not
    contemplate    reopening    and    the     applicable       regulations         disfavor
    motions to reopen.    M.A. v. INS, 
    899 F.2d 304
    , 308 (4th Cir. 1990)
    (en banc).
    A motion to reopen "shall state the new facts that will
    be proven at a hearing to be held if the motion is granted and
    shall be supported by affidavits or other evidentiary material."
    
    8 C.F.R. § 1003.2
    (c)(1) (2004).            "A motion to reopen proceedings
    shall not be granted unless it appears to the Board that evidence
    sought to be offered is material and was not available and could
    not have been discovered or presented at the former hearing."                        
    Id.
    We have reviewed the record, the immigration judge's decision, and
    the Board's orders and find no abuse of discretion.
    Accordingly,    we    deny    the   petition      for     review.        We
    dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
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    are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
    argument would not aid the decisional process.
    PETITION DENIED
    - 3 -
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 05-1115

Citation Numbers: 158 F. App'x 423

Judges: Traxler, King, Gregory

Filed Date: 12/13/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024