United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT March 26, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 06-60270
Summary Calendar
QUISER ALI KHAN,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A97 548 804
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Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Petitioner Quiser Ali Khan, a native and citizen of Pakistan,
petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigrations
Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s order of
removal and denial of applications for asylum and withholding of
removal.
An alien must file his petition for review “not later than 30
days after the date of the final order of removal.” 8 U.S.C. §
1252(b)(1). The 30-day filing deadline is jurisdictional.
Navarro-Miranda v. Ashcroft, 330 F.3d 672, 676 (5th Cir. 2003).
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
The 30-day filing deadline began to run in the instant case on
Wednesday, February 22, 2006, when the BIA issued its decision and
wrote to Khan’s counsel at his address of record, transmitting to
him a copy of the decision. The deadline expired on Friday, March
24, 2006. See Karimian-Kaklaki v. INS, 997 F.2d 108, 110-11 (5th
Cir. 1993). Khan’s petition for review, received and filed on
March 27, 2006, was untimely. As such, this court lacks
jurisdiction. See id. at 111-13; Guirguis v. INS, 993 F.2d 508,
509-10 (5th Cir. 1993); see also Navarro-Miranda, 330 F.3d at 676.
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION.
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