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j a r a no ( “ P a di l l a ” ) , aC ol om bi a n na t i ona l , w i th hi s w i f e a nd m i norc hi l d a s r i de r s , pe t i t i ons thi s c ourtf orr e vi e w of

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the B oa r d of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s ( “ B IA ”) af fi rm i ng an Im m i grat i on Judg e’ s ( “ IJ ”) order de ny i ng hi m a s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l a nd r e l i e f

unde rthe U ni t e d N a t i ons C o n v e n tio n A g a in s t T o rtu r e ( “C A T ” ) . P a d illaa ls o ap p e a ls th e B I A ’s d e n ia l o f h is S e p te m b e r6 , 2 0 0 5 m o tio n to r e o p e n /r e c o n s id e rth e a f f irm a n c e . I . Ba c k g r o und P a di l l ae nt e r e d the U ni t e d S t a t e s on oraboutN ove m be r28, 1998, a s anoni m m i grantB 2 v i si t or for pl ea sure w i th autho ri za t i on t o rem ai n i n the coun tryfor a pe r i od of s i x m onths . H i s w i f

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ol l ow e d hi m i n F e brua ry1999, unde rthe s a m e s t a tus . P a di l l af

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ora s y l um on S e pt e m be r11, 2003, c l a i m i ng tha the w oul d be pe r s e c ut e d bythe R e vol ut i ona ryA rm e d F or c e s of C ol om bi a ( “ F A R C ”) i f he r eturned t o C ol om bi a. O n O ct ob er21 , 20 03 , the D epartm entof H om el and S ec uri ty i ss ued P adi l l a a N o tic e to A p p e a rf

o rar e m o v a l h e a r in g , c h a r g in g P a d illaw ith r e m o v ab ility pu rs uantt o 8 U . S . C . § 1 22 7(a) (1)( B ) f or re m ai ni ng i n the U ni t ed S t at es l on ger than p er m itted . A t th e r em o v al h ea rin g , th e I J iss u ed an o ra l d ec isio n fin d in g P ad il la’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n u n tim e lya n dd e n y in g w ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l a n dC A T r e lie f . P a di l l aappe a l e d t o the B I A , w hi c h a f f i rm e d the I J ’ s or de rw i thoutopi ni on on A u g u s t 3 , 2 0 0 5 .3

O n S ept em ber 6, 20 05 , P adi l l a f i l ed w i th the B IA a m ot i on thathas bee n a lte rn a tiv e lyc h a r a c te r iz e da s e ith e ram o tio n to r e c o n s id e ro ram o tio n to r e o p e n . I n the m ot i on, P a di l l aa r gue d tha tthe B I A ha d e rr e d i n a f f i rm i ng the I J ’ s de c i s i on b e c au s e P a d illah a ds u f f e r e da c tu a l p a s t p e r s e c u tio n a t th e h a n d s o f F A R C du e to i m put e d pol i t i c a l opi ni on. P a di l l aa s s e rt e d tha t , i n a ddi t i on t o pa s tpe r s e c ut i on, he ha d de m ons tr a t e d aw e l l - f ounde d f e a rof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on a nd tha the c oul d not s a f e l yr e turn t o a nypa rtof C ol om bi a . P a di l l aa tt a c he d t o the m ot i on ar e c or di ng c e rt i f i c a t e f orabus i ne s s he ow ne d, aps y c hol ogi c a l e va l ua t i on of P a di l l a ’ s m i nor c h ild , a n d1 1 d o c u m e n ts r e g a r d in g F A R C a n dth e h u m a n r ig h ts s itu a tio n in C ol om bi a. T h e B I A d e n ie dP a d illa ’s m o tio n , c o n s tru in g th e m o tio n a s b o th am o tio n to r e c ons i de ra nd, be c aus e P a di l l aha d a tt a c he d e vi de nc e , am ot i on t o r e ope n. T o the e x te n t th e m o tio n w a s am o tio n to r e c o n s id e r , th e B I A d is m is s e dit a s u n tim e ly . T o the e xt e ntthe m ot i on w a s am ot i on t o r e ope n, the B I A de ni e d i tbe c aus e the bus i ne s s c e rt i f

i c a t e a nd the ps y c hol ogi c a l e va l ua t i on w e r e notm a t e r i a l , a nd because a l tho ug h the “ backgrou nd evi dence” e st abl i shes “ thatvi ol ence by i l l egal a rm e dg r o up s . . . c o n t i n u e s t o a f f e c ta l l p a rt s o f

C o l o m b i a , [ P a d i l l a ] h a s n o ts h o wn c h a n g e dc ir c u m s ta n c e s w h ic h a r e m a te r ia l to [ h is ] ap p lic a tio n [ ].” P a d illaf ile dh is pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w on D e c e m be r2, 2005. D i s c us s i on4

P a d illaf ir s t a r g u e s th a t th e B I A ab u s e dits d is c r e tio n b yd e n y in g h is S ep t em b er 6 , 2 0 0 5 m o t i o n as u n t i m el y. P ad i l l a ch aract eri zes th e m o t i o n as a m o ti o n to re o p en an das se rts th at itw as ti m ely f il ed w ith in 9 0 d ay s o f th e B IA ’s de c i s i on. W e r evi ew the deni al of a m ot i on t o rec on si der or am ot i on t o reopen for an ab u s e o f d is c r e tio n . L o n y e m v . U .S . A tto rn e yG e n ., 3 5 2 F .3 d1 3 3 8 , 1 3 4 0 ( 1 1 th C i r . 2003) ( m ot i on t o r e ope n) ; A s s ’ a d v. U . S . A tt orne yG e n. , 332 F . 3d 1321, 1341 (11th C i r. 20 03 ) ( m ot i on t o rec on si der) .

M ot i on t o R ec on si der A m ot i on t o rec on si der adeci si on of the B IA m ustbe fi l ed w i th the B IA w ith in 3 0 d a y s o f

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th e d e c is io n . 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( b ) ( 2 ) . P a d illa fi l ed hi s m ot i on 34 days af t erthe B IA i ss ued i t s dec i si on af fi rm i ng the IJ ’ s deni al of r e l i e f . A c c or di ngl y , t o the e xt e ntP a di l l a ’ s m ot i on i s am ot i on t o r e c ons i de r , the B IA d i dn o tab u se i t s d i scret i o n i n d en yi n g th e m o t i o n as u n t i m el y. M ot i on t o R eopen T o th e e x te n t th a t P a d illa ’s S e p te m b e r6 , 2 0 0 5 m o tio n w a s am o tio n to r e ope n, P a di l l ai s c orr e c ti n not i ng tha tthe m ot i on w a s t i m e l yf i l e d. H ow e ve r , the B I A de ni e d hi s m ot i on t o r e ope n noton the gr ound tha ti tw a s t i m e - ba rr e d, but5

b e c au s e th e n e w e v id e n c e P a d illas u b m itte dw ith h is m o tio n f a ile dto d e m o n s tr a te c ha nge d c i r c um s t a nc e s m a t e r i a l t o P a di l l a ’ s appl i c a t i on f ora s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m o v a l a n dC A T r e lie f . I n h is in itia l b r ie f

s u b m itte dto th is c o u rt, P a d illaf a ile dto c h a lle n g e th is basi s of the B IA ’ s di sm i ss al of hi s m ot i on t o reopen. A cc ordi ng l y, he has ab a n d o n e da n ya r g u m e n t th a t th e B I A ab u s e dits d is c r e tio n in d is m is s in g h is m ot i on t o reopen b as ed on a f ai l ure t o est abl i sh changed ci rc um st ance s. S ee F oga de v. E N B R e voc abl e T rus t , 263 F . 3d 1274, 1296 n. 19 ( 11th C i r . 2001) ( a r gum e nt s r a i s e d f

orthe f i r s tt i m e i n ar e pl ybr i e f a r e aba ndone d) ; A l l i s on v. M cG han M edi ca l C orp. , 18 4 F . 3d 13 00 , 13 17 n. 17 (11th C i r. 19 99 ) ( “ Is sues that ar e notcl earl y out l i ned i n an app el l ant ’ s i ni t i albri ef ar e dee m ed abando ned. ”) (c i t at i on om i tt ed). O ri gi nal B IA O rderA ff i rm i ng IJ ’ s D eni alof R el i ef P ad i l l a al so arg u es th atth i s co u rth as j u ri sd i ct i o n t o co n si d er th e t i m el i n ess o f h is ap p lic a tio n f

o ra s y lu m , a n dh e a r g u e s th a t th e I Je rr e din d e n y in g h is appl i ca t i on for a sy l um , w i thh ol di ng of re m ov aland C A T re l i ef . W e c on si der de nov o w hether w e have s ubj ec tm att erj uri sdi ct i on ov era d is p u te . B r o o k s v . A s h c r o f t, 2 8 3 F .3 d1 2 6 8 , 1 2 7 2 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . A lth o u g h w e o r d in a r ilyh a v e ju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w f in a l o r d e r s o f

r e m o v a l, a pet i t i on erm ustfi l e hi s pet i t i on for r evi ew w i thi n 3 0 d ay s of the dat e of the fi nal6

order of re m ov al . S ee 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(b)(1). T he st atut ory f i l i ng deadl i ne for a pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w i n a n i m m i gr a t i on c a s e i s m a nda t orya nd j ur i s di c t i ona l . D a ka ne v. U . S . A tt orney G en. , 39 9 F . 3d 12 69 , 12 72 n. 3 (11 th C i r. 20 05 ). P a d illath u s h a du n til S e p te m b e r2 , 2 0 0 5 , to f ile h is p e titio n f

o rr e v ie w w ith thi s c ourt( 30 da y s a f

t e rthe B I A ’ s or de ra f

f i rm i ng the I J ’ s de ni a l of r e l i e f ) . T he f ilin g o f h is S e p te m b e r6 , 2 0 0 5 m o tio n to r e c o n s id e r/r e o p e n d idn o t s u s p e n do rto ll th e f ilin g d e a d lin e . D a k a n e v . U .S . A tto rn e yG e n ., 3 9 9 F .3 d1 2 6 9 , 1 2 7 2 n .3 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . B e c au s e P a d illad idn o t f ile h is p e titio n u n til D e c e m b e r2 , 2 0 0 5 , h is p etit io n is u n ti m ely a s to th e o rig in al d ec isio n o f th e B IA af firm in g th e I J’s d e c is io n . A c c o r d in g ly , w e a r e w ith o u t ju r is d ic tio n to c o n s id e rP a d illa ’s a r g u m e n ts as t o thatorder. W e there fore DE NY P a di l l a ’ s pe t i t i on a s t o hi s S e pt e m be r6, 2005 m ot i on a nd D I SM I SS hi s pet i t i on as t o the B IA ’ s A ug ust3, 20 05 order.