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P e t i t i one rC a r l os J os e R a m os on be ha l f of hi m s e l f , hi s w i f e F l orZ or a i da M endo zaR am os, and thei r c hi l dren, A l eheaM ay er l i ng R am os and C ri st i na Ines R a m os , a l l na t i ve s a nd c i t i z e ns of V e ne z ue l a , s e e ks r e vi e w of the B oar d of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s’ s ( “ B IA ”) deni alof hi s m ot i on t o rec on si der the B IA ’ s deni al o f h is m o tio n to r e o p e n . T h e B I A d e n ie dth e m o tio n to r e c o n s id e rb e c au s e it c o n c lu d e dth a t it h a dn o t m a d e a n e rr o ro f f a c t o rlaw in th e d e n ia l o f th e m o tio n to r e o p e n . R a m o s 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 in d e n y in g th e m o tio n to r e c ons i de rbe c aus e the de ni a l of the m ot i on t o r e ope n w a s e rr one ous i n f a c ta nd l aw . R am os as se rt s thatthe evi dence he pres ent ed w i th h i s m ot i on t o reopen w as m at er i al , and o bt ai ned aft erhi s ori gi nal re m ov alhear i ng . R am os al so ar gu es that h e e x p la in e din h is m o tio n to r e c o n s id e rw h yth e e v id e n c e h e s ub m itte dw ith h is m ot i on t o r e ope n w a s una va i l abl e f orhi s i ni t i a l he ar i ng and di d noti nc l ude s p e c if ic d a te s ab o u t th e o c c u rr e n c e s th e r e in .

“ 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 . ” Cal le v . U

. S. A t t ’ yG e n. , 504 F . 3d 1324, 1328 ( 11th C i r . 2007) ( quot i ng A s s ’ ad v . U

. S. A t t ’ yG e n. , 332 F . 3d 1321, 1341 ( 11th C i r . 2003) ) . O ur re vi ew of the B IA ’ s dec i si on i s “ l i m i t ed t o d et erm i ni ng w hether there has bee n an exer ci se of adm i ni strat i ve di sc re t i on ” and w hether the m anner i n w hi ch i tw as exer ci se d “ has bee n arbi traryor capri ci ou s. ” A bdiv . U . S. A t t ’ yG e n. , 430 F . 3d3

11 48 , 11 49 (11th C i r. 20 05 ) ( i nt ernal qu ot at i on om i tt ed) ( re vi ew i ng the deni alof a m o tio n to r e o p e n ) .

“ A m ot i on t o r e c ons i de rs ha l l s t a t e the r e a s ons f orthe m ot i on bys pe c i f

y i ng the e rr or s of

f a c torl a w i n the pr i or[ B I A ] de c i s i on and s ha l l be s upport e d by p e rtin e n t au th o r ity .” 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( b ) ( 1 ) ; see a l so 8 U . S . C . § 1 22 9a(c )( 6)(C ), I N A § 2 4 0 ( c ) ( 6 ) ( C ) . A m o tio n to r e c o n s id e rth a t m e r e lyr e s ta te s th e a r g u m e n ts tha tthe B I A pr e vi ous l yr e j e c t e d pr ovi de s no r e a s on f orthe B I A t o c hange i t s pr i or d e c is io n . Ca lle , 5 0 4 F .3 da t 1 3 2 9 . “T h e r e f o r e , m e r e lyr e ite r a tin g a r g u m e n ts pr e vi ous l ypr e s e nt e d t o the B I A doe s notc ons t i tut e ‘ s pe c i f y i ng . . . e rr or s of

f a c tor l aw ’ as re qu i re d for a s ucce ss ful m ot i on t o rec on si der. ” I d. ( q u o t i n g 8 C. F. R. § 1 00 3. 2(b)(1)). A m ot i on t o rec on si der w i l l be deni ed i f i ti s bas ed on l egal a r g u m e n ts th a t c o u ldh a v e b e e n m a d e in a n e ar lie rp r o c e e d in g . In re O -S-G , 24 I & N D e c . 56, 58 ( B I A 2006) . I n a ddi t i on, “ [ a ] m ot i on t o r e c ons i de rc ont e s t s the corr ec tness of the ori gi nal deci si on base d o n the previ ou s f ac tual re cord, as oppos e d t o am ot i on t o r e ope n, w hi c h s e e ks ane w he ar i ng ba s e d on ne w or previ ou sl y unavai l abl e e vi dence. ” I d. a t57- 58.

“ A m ot i on t o reopen p roce edi ng s s hal l st at e the new fa ct s thatw i l l be prov en a t ah e a r in g to b e h e ldif th e m o tio n is g r an te da n ds h a ll b e s up p o rte db ya f f id a v its o ro th e re v id e n tiarym a te r ia l.” 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( c ) ( 1 ) ; see a l so 8 U . S. C. § 1 22 9a(c )( 7)(B ), IN A § 2 40 (c )( 7)(B ). A m ot i on t o reopen “mu stbe fi l ed no l at er4

than 9 0 d ay s a ft erthe dat e on w hi ch the fi nal adm i ni strat i ve deci si on w as re nd er ed in th e p r o c e e d in g s o u g h t to b e r e o p e n e d .” 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( c ) ( 2 ) ; see a l so 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 7 ) ( C) ( i ) , I N A § 2 4 0 ( c ) ( 7 ) ( C) ( i ) . H o w e v e r , th e 9 0 - d ayt i me l i m i t at i on do es no tappl y t o a m ot i on t o reopen b as ed up on “ changed ci rc um st ance s ari si ng i n the coun tryof nat i on al i ty or i n the coun tryt o w hi ch d e p o rta tio n h a s b e e n o r d e r e d , if s u c h e v id e n c e is m a te r ia l an dw a s n o t a v a ilab le a n dc o u l dn o th a v e b e e n d i s c o v e r e do rp r e s e n t e da tth e p r e v i o u s h e ar i n g . ” 8 C. F. R. § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( c ) ( 3 ) ( ii) ; see a l so 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 9 a ( c ) ( 7 ) ( C ) ( ii) , I N A § 2 4 0 ( c ) ( 7 ) ( C ) ( ii) . T he m ov anti n a m ot i on t o reopen “bears a heavy bu rden” and m ustpres entnew evi dence thatw ou l d l i kel y c hang e the re sul ti n the ca se i f the proceedi ng s bef ore th e I m m ig r a tio n Ju d g e w e r e r e o p e n e d . A l iv . U . S. nA t t ’ yG e n. , 443 F . 3d 804, 813 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) ( in te rn a l q u o ta tio n o m itte d ) . A f t e rr e vi e w i ng the r e c or d, w e c onc l ude i n thi s c a s e tha tthe B I A di d not m ake any fa ctual or l egalerrors i n i t s deni alof the m ot i on t o reopen. F urtherm ore, R a m os ’ s a r gum e nt s i n hi s m ot i on t o r e c ons i de rr e i t e r a t e d pr e vi ous l ym a de a r g u m e n ts o ra lle g e dn e w f a c ts th a t s h o u ldh a v e b e e n a lle g e din th e m o tio n to re op en. T hu s, w e c on clud e thatthe B IA di d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on w hen i tdeni ed th e m o t i o n t o r e c o n s i d e r . Ac c o r d i n g l y , we d e n yR a m o s ’ s p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. P E T I T I ON DE NI E D.