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G o n z a lo D e J e s u s S a ld a rr ia g a , an a tiv e an dc itiz e n o f C o lo m b ia , a n dh is s pous e , C l a r aO l gaA r c i l aH ue rt a , a nd the i rtw o c hi l dr e n pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w of

the B oard of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l ’ s ( B IA ) orderdenyi ng thei r m ot i on t o reopen p r o c e e d in g s o n th e b a s is o f c h a n g e dc ir c u m s ta n c e s . W e r e vi e w the B I A ’ s de ni a l of am ot i on t o r e ope n pr oc e e di ngs f orabus e of di sc re t i on . G bayav. U . S . A tt ’ y G en. , 34 2 F . 3d 12 19 , 12 20 (11th C i r. 20 03 ). “ In thi s pa rt i c ul a ra r e a , the B I A ’ s di s c r e t i on i s qui t e br oa d. ” I d. ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on om i tt e d) . I n de ny i ng the m ot i on, the B I A m us tnotha ve a c t e d i n a n a rbi tr a ryor capri ci ou s m anner. G ar ci a- M i r v. S m i th, 76 6 F . 2d 14 78 , 14 90 (11th C i r. 19 85 ). A party m ayon l y f

i l e one m ot i on t o reopen rem ov al proceedi ng s, and that m ot i on “ s ha l l s t a t e the ne w f a c t s tha tw i l l be pr ove n a tahe a r i ng t o be he l d i f the m ot i on i s grant ed and shal l be supp ort ed by af fi davi t s or other e vi dent i ary m a t e r i a l . ” 8 U . S . C . § 1229a ( c ) ( 7) ( A ) , ( B ) . A m ot i on t o r e ope n m us tbe f i l e d no la te rth a n 9 0 d a y s a f

te rth e f in a l a d m in is tr a tiv e d e c is io n . 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( c ) ( 2 ) . T he 90- da yt i m e l i m i tdoe s notappl y , how e ve r , i f the m ot i on t o r e ope n i s f i l e d on the ba s i s of

c ha nge d c i r c um s t a nc e s i n the c ountryof the m ova nt ’ s na t i ona l i ty . I d. § 1 00 3. 2(c) (3)( i i ). T o m ee tthi s e xcept i on , a m ov antm ustshow m at er i al evi dence tha tw a s nota va i l abl e a nd c oul d notha ve be e n di s c ove r e d orpr e s e nt e d a tthe p r e v io u s h e a r in g . I d . O n Jun e 20, 20 06 , S al darr i aga f i l ed a m ot i on t o reopen p roce edi ng s— m ore3

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r e m o v a l o n J a n u a ry9 , 2 0 0 6 . S al d arri ag a arg u es th ath i s m o t i o n fal l s u n d er th e “ ch an g ed ci rcu m st an ces” e xc e pt i on t o the 90- da yrul e . T he B I A de t e rm i ne d tha the f a i l e d t o pr e s e nt s u f f ic ie n t e v id e n c e th a t th e p o litic a l c o n d itio n s in C o lo m b iah a v e m a te r ia lly c h a n g e d s in c e h is o r ig in a l a s y lu m h e a r in g . I n lig h t o f th e e v id e n c e p r e s e n te dw ith h is m o tio n to r e o p e n , th e B I A ’s f in d in g w a s n e ith e ra rb itr a ryn o rc ap r ic io u s . S pe c i f i c a l l y , the ne w s a rt i c l e s a nd l e tt e r s s ubm i tt e d s how i ng the c ondi t i ons i n C ol om bi a di d n otm eani ng ful l y a l t erS al darr i aga’ s pre vi ou s c l ai m s. T hey offe re d g ener al i nform at i on abou tC ol om bi an po l i t i cs , bu tm uch o f that i nf orm a t i on w a s a va i l abl e a tthe t i m e of the i ni t i a l m e r i the a r i ng a nd di d not p ro v i d e ev i d en ce o f an y m at eri al ch an g e i n co u n try co n d i t i o n s. A c c o r d in g ly , n o n e o f

th e p r o f f e r e de v id e n c e e s tab lis h e dth e r e q u is ite c ha nge d c i r c um s t a nc e s i n C ol om bi aa f t e rS a l da rr i a ga ’ s a s y l um he a r i ng, a nd S a l da rr i a gaf

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ythe e xc e pt i on t o the t i m e l yf i l i ng r e qui r e m e nt . W e thus cann otsay thatthe B IA abused i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng the m ot i on t o reopen p ro ceed i n g s. P E T I T I ON DE NI E D.