Tchiengang v. Gonzales ( 2005 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-1909
PATRICE KEPTCHUME TCHIENGANG,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A97-194-215)
Submitted: April 13, 2005 Decided: April 27, 2005
Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joshua A. Moses, JOSHUA MOSES & ASSOCIATES, Silver Spring,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney
General, Blair T. O’Connor, Senior Litigation Counsel, Shahira M.
Tadross, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for
Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Patrice Keptchume Tchiengang, a native and citizen of
Cameroon, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of
Immigration Appeals (Board) affirming without opinion the
immigration judge’s denial of his motion to reopen removal
proceedings. This court’s review of the denial of a motion to
reopen is extremely deferential, and the decision will not be
reversed absent abuse of discretion. Stewart v. INS, 181 F.3d 587,
595 (4th Cir. 1999). Motions to reopen are disfavored. INS v.
Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 323 (1992). We find no abuse of discretion
in the immigration judge’s conclusion that Tchiengang failed to
establish exceptional circumstances warranting reopening. See 8
U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(C)(i), (e)(1) (2000). Accordingly, we deny
the petition for review. We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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