Amir Eddin v. Eric Holder, Jr. ( 2013 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 20 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
AMIR KARIM EDDIN, No. 09-71350
Petitioner, Agency No. A078-000-941
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 11, 2013 **
Before: FERNANDEZ, TASHIMA, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
Amir Karim Eddin, a native and citizen of Syria, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We
have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen. Guzman v. INS, 318 F.3d 911, 912 n.1 (9th
Cir. 2003) (per curiam). We deny the petition for review.
Eddin contends the BIA erred in denying his motion to reopen to file for
asylum based on his rejection of Islam and conversion to Christianity. The BIA
acted within its broad discretion in determining Eddin failed to submit evidence
showing that the Syrian government either would persecute him on account of his
apostasy or conversion or be unable or unwilling to protect him. See INS v. Abudu,
485 U.S. 94, 104 (1988) (the BIA may deny a motion to reopen for failure to
establish a prima facie case for the underlying relief sought). Accordingly, Eddin’s
motion to reopen fails.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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