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H ong R en s eeks r evi ew of the B oar d of I m m i gr at i on A ppeal s ’ ( “B I A ”) deni al of herm ot i on t o r eopen pr ocee di ngs . B eca us e w e conc l ude thatthe B I A di d not a b u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n i n d e n y i n g th a tmo t i o n , we wi l l d e n yRe n ’ s p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w.2 I. Pet i t i onerH ong R en, a ci t i zen of the Peopl e’ s R epubl i c of Chi na and a nat i ve of the Fuj i an Pr ovi nce, l eftC hi na af t ers he w as or der ed t o r eportfori ns ert i on of an i ntr a- ut er i ne devi ce ( “I U D ”) . She ent er ed the U ni t ed St at es w i thouti ns pect i on i n J une 1999 and app l i ed fo r as y l um , w i thh oldi ng of rem ov al , and prot ect i on un der the C on ven t i on A gainst T o rtu re (“C A T ”), cl aim ing a w ell -fo u n d ed fe ar o f p erse cu ti o n fo r op p o sing C h ina’s coer ci ve popul at i on contr ol pol i ci es . T he I m m i gr at i on J udge deni ed herappl i cat i on, and th e B IA d is m is s e d h e r a p p e a l in 2 0 0 3 .

R en fi l ed a mot i on t o r eopen pr ocee di ngs i n A ugus t2008, cl ai m i ng thats he fea r s thats he w i l l be for ci bl ys t er i l i zed i n C hi na due t o the bi r th of hertw o s ons i n the U ni t ed St at es . O n D ece m ber11, 2008, the B I A deni ed r el i ef, concl udi ng thatthe mot i on to re o p e n e x c e e d e d th e tim e lim itatio n s u n d e r 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 (c )(2 ). R e n f iled a tim e ly p e titio n f o r r e v ie w . II. W e h av e jurisdicti o n u n d er 8 U . S . C . § 1 2 5 2 (a) to rev iew the d en ial o f R en ’s m o tio n to re o p e n . W e re v ie w th e d e n ia l o f a m o tio n to re o p e n f

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d is c re tio n . L i u v. A t t orneyG ener al , 555 F. 3d 145, 148 ( 3d C i r . 2009) . U nderthi s s t andar d, w e may r ever s e the B I A ’ s deci s i on onl yi f i ti s “arbi tr ary , i rr at i onal , orcontr aryt o l aw . ” Sevoi an v . A s h c ro f

t, 2 9 0 F .3 d 1 6 6 , 1 7 4 (3 d C ir . 2 0 0 2 ).3 In g e n e ra l, m o tio n s to re o p e n m u st b e f iled w ith in n in e tyd a y s f ro m th e d a te

“ th e f i n a l a d mi n i s tr a t i v e d e c i s i o n wa s r e n d e r e d . ” 8 C. F . R. § 1 0 0 3 . 2 ( c ) ( 2 ) . Th i s t i me l i m i t at i on does notappl yi f the movants eeks r eopeni ng “bas ed on cha nged ci r cumst ance s ar i s i ng i n the countr yof nat i onal i tyori n the countryt o w hi ch deport at i on has been or der ed, i f s uch evi dence i s m at er i al and w as notavai l abl e and c oul d nothave be en d is c o v e re d o r p re s e n te d a t th e p re v io u s h e a ri n g .” 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 (c )( 3 )( ii) . III . I n s uppor tof r eopeni ng, R en s ubm i t t ed a ne w as y l um appl i cat i on and aff i davi t . She al s o pr ovi ded: ( 1) an af fi davi tfr om herhus band; ( 2) herm arr i age c e rtific a te; (3 ) h e r c h ild re n ’s b irth c e rtific a tes ; (4 ) sta tem e n ts a n d id e n tityd o c u m e n ts fr om herm otherand herfather - i n- l aw i n C hi na; ( 5) the 2007 C ountryR eporton C hi na; (6) the 2 0 0 4 C o u n tryR ep o rto n C h ina; (7) the 2 0 0 4 co n g ression al t esti m o n yo f T . K u m ar; ( 8) a medi a r eport ; ( 9) thr ee not i ces fr om the B i r th C ontr ol O ffi ce of M aw ei T ow n; ( 10) thr ee not i ces fr om the V i l l age Com m i t t ee of X i nm a V i l l age, M aw ei T ow n, M aw ei D i s tr i ct , Fuzhou C i ty ; and ( 11) s t at ement s , s t er i l i zat i on not i ces and ce r t i fi cat es , m edi cal r eport s , a phot ogr aph, and i dent i tydocument s fr om r el at i ves and fr i ends i n C hi na. A ft er c a re f u llyre v iew in g th e re c o rd , w e c o n c lu d e th a t th e B IA d id n o t ab u se its d isc re tio n in det erm i ni ng thatR en’ s document aryevi dence di d notes t abl i s h m at er i al l ychange d condi t i ons i n C hi na.4 R e n c la im s th e B IA a b u s e d its d is c re tio n in f a ilin g to c o n s id e r h e r e v id e n c e . She cl ai m s the B I A di d notm ent i on “the maj or i ty ” of he revi dence , i ncl udi ng the thr ee s t er i l i zat i on not i ces fr om the V i l l age Com m i t t ee a nd thei r“s i gni fi cantes cal at i on of t one and l anguage , ” orthe l ett er s fr om herfami l y . W hi l e R en i s corr ectthatw e have r emanded cas es i n w hi ch the B I A fai l ed t o cons i deri m por t antevi dence i n s uppor tof re o p e n in g , se e , e.g ., Z h e n g v . A tt’yG e n ., 5 4 9 F .3 d 2 6 0 , 2 6 8 -6 9 (3 d C ir. 2 0 0 8 ), su c h is notthe ca s e her e. T he B I A s peci fi cal l ym ent i oned the maj or i tyof herevi dence , i ncl udi ng th e s te ri liz a tio n n o tic e s a n d th e le tte rs f ro m h e r f

a m ily. T he B I A found thatthe i dent i tydocument s and al l butone of the st eri l i zat i on no t i ces w ere bl ack an d w hit e cop i es that do no tcon t ai n o ri ginal si gn atures, s eal s , orauthent i cat i ng i nform at i on. See 8 C . F. R . § 287. 6. R en fa i l ed t o expl ai n her fai l ur e t o pr ovi de authent i cat i on. She al s o fai l s t o addr es s the i s s ue i n herbr i ef, and, as s uch, the i s s ue i s w ai ved. See B agotv. A s hcr oft , 398 F. 3d 252, 256 ( 3d C i r . 2005) (h o ld in g th a t ab se n t ex c e p tio n a l circ u m sta n c e s, a lit ig a n t w a iv e s a n iss u e b yf a ili n g to pr es enti t ) . E ven i f w e w er e t o cons i derthe i s s ue, w e w oul d notbe compel l ed t o di s agr ee w ith th e B IA ’s d e c isio n to re jec t th e e v id e n c e . W h ile w e h a v e h e ld th a t f a ilu re to authent i cat e under§ 287. 6 does notw arr ant“pers e exc l us i on of document aryevi dence , a n d a p e tit io n e r is p e rm itt e d to p ro v e a u th e n ticityin a n o th e r m a n n e r,” R e n ’s f a ilu re to authent i cat e herevi dence i n anym annerunderm i nes i t s evi dent i aryval ue. C hen v. G o n za les, 4 3 4 F . 3 d 2 1 2 , 2 1 8 n . 6 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 5 ).5 R en’ s r emai ni ng evi dence i ncl udes heraff i davi t , w hi ch i s bas ed i n parton i nfo rm at i on from the u nau then t i cat ed d ocu m ents , m arr i age an d b i rth cert i fi cat es, sta tem e n t f

ro m h e r h u sb a n d , an d th e 2 0 0 7 C o u n tryR e p o rt. T h e B IA c o n c lu d e d th a t th is e v id e n c e m e re lye sta b lish e s th a t R e n ’s p e rso n a l circ u m sta n c e s h a v e c h a n g e d , an d is i ns uffi ci entt o s uppor tr eopeni ng. See Li u, 555 F. 3d at148. W e agr ee thats he has not s how n change d ci r cumst ance s i n C hi na t o s at i s fythe exc ept i on t o the t i m e l i m i t at i on for f ilin g a m o tio n . 8 C .F .R . § § 1 0 0 3 .2 (c )( 2 ), ( 3 )( ii) . I V . F o r t h e f o re g o in g re a s o n s , w e w ill d e n yth e p e titio n f o r r e v ie w .