Sanjur v. Holder

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 31 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MARIA ISABEL SANJUR; MARIA No. 07-71133 ISABEL SANJUR, Jr., Agency Nos. A029-494-298 Petitioners, A029-494-301 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted March 16, 2010 ** Before: PREGERSON, LEAVY, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges. Maria Isabel Sanjur and her daughter, Maria Isabel Sanjur, natives and citizens of Panama, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 * 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). NHY/Research U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen and review de novo due process claims due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Petitioners’ motion to reopen where Petitioners lacked “plausible grounds for relief.” See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 826 (9th Cir. 2003). Petitioners’ remaining contentions are unpersuasive. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. NHY/Research 2 07-71133