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_________________________ ( D e c e m b e r 27, 2006) B efo re A N D E R S O N , D U B IN A an dB A R K E T T , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M: P e titio n e r s O lm aL ilia n aR ic au rte R o d r ig u e z ( “R ic au rte ” ) a n dN e s to rF ab io2

A rbe l a e z a nd the i rs on, M a t e o A rbe l a e z R i c aurt e , s e e k r e vi e w of: ( 1) the B oa r d of I m m i gr a t i on A ppe a l s ’ ( “ B I A ” ) D e c e m be r28, 2005, or de ra f f i rm i ng the I m m i gr a t i on J udge ’ s ( “ I J ” ) r e m ova l or de ra nd di s m i s s i ng the i rappe a l f r om the I J ’ s de ni a l of

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ora s y l um a nd w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l unde rthe I m m i gr a t i on a nd N a t i ona l i tyA c t( “ I N A ” ) , a nd r e l i e f unde rthe U ni t e d N a t i ons C onve nt i on on T ortur e a nd O the rC rue l , I nhum a n orD e gr a di ng T r e a tm e ntor P uni s hm e nt( “ C A T ” ) , 8 U . S . C . §§ 1158, 1231, 8 C . F . R . § 208. 16( c ) ; a nd ( 2) the B I A ’s M a r c h 1 3 , 2 0 0 6 , o r d e rd e n y in g th e irm o tio n to r e c o n s id e r . I . Ju r i s d i c t i on O ve r B I A ’ s O r d e r D i s m i s s i n g P e t i t i on e r s ’ A p p e al O n ap p ea l, R icau rte p rim ar il y a rg u es th at th e B IA erre din af firm in g th e I J’s or de rde ny i ng he rappl i c a t i on f ora s y l um a nd w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l be c aus e s he de m ons tr a t e d pa s tpe r s e c ut i on a nd aw e l l - f ounde d f e a rof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on. T he gove rnm e ntc ont e nds tha tw e l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w the B I A ’ s D e c e m be r28, 2 0 0 5 , o r d e ra f

f irm in g th e I J ’s r e m o v a l o r d e rb e c au s e R ic au rte d idn o t f ile atim e ly p e titio n f o rr e v ie w f

r o m th a t d e c is io n .

“ W e r e vi e w que s t i ons of s ubj e c tm a tt e rj ur i s di c t i on de no vo . ” B rooks v . A s h c r o ft , 283 F . 3d 1268, 1272 ( 11th C i r . 2002) . W hi l e w e ge ne r a l l yha ve j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew fi nal orders of re m ov al , the pet i t i on for r evi ew m ustbe fi l ed w ith in 3 0 d a y s o f

th e d a te o f

th e f in a l o r d e ro f

r e m o v a l. I N A § 2 4 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) , ( b ) ( 1 ) , 8 U . S . C . § 1252( a ) ( 1) a nd ( b) ( 1) . W e ha ve he l d tha t“ [ s ] i nc e the s t a tut oryl i m i tf or3

f i l i ng ape t i t i on f

orr e vi e w i n a n i m m i gr a t i on pr oc e e di ng i s ‘ m a nda t orya nd j uri sdi ct i on al , ’ i ti s notsubj ec tt o equ i t abl e t ol l i ng . ” D akane v . U . S. A t t ’ yG e n. , 399 F . 3d 1269, 1272 n. 3 ( 11th C i r . 2005) ( c i t i ng S to n e v . I NS , 514 U . S . 386, 405, 11 5 S . C t . 15 37 , 15 49 , 13 1 L . E d. 2d 46 5 (19 95 )) . A t i m el y m ot i on t o rec on si der f i l e d w i th the B I A doe s nots us pe nd the f i na l i tyof the unde r l y i ng B I A or de ra nd d o e s n o t to ll th e r e v ie w p e r io d . Stone , 514 U . S . a t405- 06, 115 S . C t . a t1549 ( c o n s tru i n g th e f

o rm e r9 0 - d a yp e r i o df

o rf i l i n g ap e t i t i o n f

o rr e v i e w u n d e rI NA § 1 0 6 ( a ) ( 1 ) , 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 0 5 ( a ) ) . T he B I A ’ s f

i na l or de rof

r e m ova l i n thi s c a s e w a s i s s ue d on D e c e m be r28, 2005, w he n the B I A di s m i s s e d the pe t i t i one r s ’ appe a l f r om the I J ’ s or de rde ny i ng th e irap p lic a tio n f

o ra s y lu m , 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 . See 8 C. F. R. § 1241. 1( a ) ( pr ovi di ng tha t“ [ a ] n or de rof r e m ova l m a de bythe i m m i gr a t i on j udge a tth e c o n c l u s i o n o f

p r o c e e d i n g s u n d e rs e c t i o n 2 4 0 o f th e A c ts h a l l b e c o me f in a l . . . [ u ]p o n d is m is s a l o f a n ap p e a l b yth e B o a r do f I m m ig r a tio n A p p e a ls ” ) . A l though the pe t i t i one r s f i l e d at i m e l ym ot i on t o r e c ons i de rthe B I A ’ s di s m i s s a l of the i rappe a l , the f

i l i ng di d nott ol l the l i m i t a t i ons pe r i od f orf i l i ng ape t i t i on f

or r e vi e w . B e c aus e the pe t i t i one r s di d notf i l e the i rpe t i t i on f

orr e vi e w unt i l A pr i l 7, 2 0 0 6 , m o r e th a n 3 0 d a y s a f t e rth e B I A’ s i n i t i a l o r d e rd a t e dDe c e m b e r2 8 , 2 0 0 5 , we l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w the D e c e m be r28, 2005, or de r . A c c or di ngl y , w e do not have j uri sdi ct i on ov erthe pet i t i on for r evi ew t o the ext entthatthe pet i t i on er s are4

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th e I J ’ s o r d e rd e n y i n g a s y l u m , wi th h o l d i n g o f r e m o v a l , a n dC AT re l i ef , or the B IA ’ s i ni t i al order di sm i ss i ng thei r app ea l fr om the IJ ’ s order . H ence , th e o n lyis s u e o n ap p e a l w e c a n r e v ie w is w h e th e rth e B I A ab u s e dits d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g th e p e titio n e r s ’ m o tio n to r e c o n s id e r , w h ic h is d is c u s s e db e lo w . II . M oti on to R ec on si d er O n ap p e a l, th e p e titio n e r s a r g u e th a t th e B I A e rr e din f in d in g th a t R ic au rte d idn o t p r o v id e e v id e n c e th a t h e rs o n w a s g r a n te da s y lu m .

“ 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 c ons i de rf orabus e of di sc re t i on . ” A s s a’ ad v . U . S. A t torne

yG e n. , 3 3 2 F .3 d1 3 2 1 , 1 3 4 1 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . A ft erthe B IA has a ff

i rm ed an IJ ’ s orderof re m ov al , the al i en m ayse ek r e c o n s id e r a tio n o n th e g r o u n d th a t th e B I A h a s m a d e ale g a l o rf a c tu a l e rr o r . See I N A § 2 4 0 ( c ) ( 6 ) ; 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 6 ) ; 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( b ) ( 1 ) . A m o tio n to r e c ons i de rm us ts pe c i f

ythe e rr or s of

l a w orf a c ti n the pr e vi ous or de ra nd be s u p p o rte d b yp e rtin e n t au th o r ity . I N A § 2 4 0 ( c ) ( 6 ) ( C ) ; 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 6 ) ( C ) . H e r e , w e c onc l ude f

r om the r e c or d tha tthe B I A di d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng the pe t i t i one r s ’ m ot i on t o r e c ons i de rbe c aus e ( 1) the pe t i t i one r s di d not i de nt i f ya nye rr or s of

l a w orf a c ti n the B I A ’ s or de rdi s m i s s i ng the i rappe a l f r om th e I J ’ s d e c i s i o n , a s r e q u i r e d b y8 U . S. C. § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 6 ) ( C) a n d8 C. F. R. § 1003. 2( b) ( 1) ; ( 2) the m a j or i tyof the pe t i t i one r s ’ br i e f

onl yc ont a i ns a r gum e nt c onc e rni ng the m e r i t s of the i rc l a i m f

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l a w r e l e v a n tt o th e d e n i a l o f th e i rm o t i o n t o r e c o n s i d e r ; a n d( 3 ) th e r e c o r ds h o ws th a t R ic au rte ’s n e p h e w w a s g r a n te da s y lu m , n o t h e rs o n . F o rth e ab o v e - s ta te d r e a s o n s , w e d is m is s th e p e titio n in p a rt a n dd e n yit in p a rt. P E T I T I O N D I S M I S S E D I N P A R T , D E N I E D I N P A R T .