Case Name: DE JIN YE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-11-24
Citations: 401 F. App'x 601
Docket Number: No. 10-110-ag
Parties: DE JIN YE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: ROGER J. MINER, Joseph m. McLaughlin and ROBERTA. KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 401
Pages: 601–603

Head Matter:
DE JIN YE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-110-ag.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Nov. 24, 2010.
Peter L. Quan, New York, New York, for Petitioner.
Tony West, Assistant Attorney General; Anh-Thu P. Mai-Windle, Senior Litigation Counsel; Arthur L. Rabin, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
PRESENT: ROGER J. MINER, Joseph m. McLaughlin and ROBERTA. KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner De Jin Ye, a native and citizen of the People's Republic of China ("China"), seeks review of a December 17, 2009 decision of the BIA denying his motion to reopen. In re De Jin Ye, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Dec. 17, 2009). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of this case.
We review the BIA's denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Ali v. Gonzales, 448 F.3d 515, 517 (2d Cir.2006). We review the BIA's evaluation of country conditions evidence submitted with a motion to reopen under the substantial evidence standard. Jian Hui Shao v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 138, 169 (2d Cir.2008).
It is beyond dispute that Ye's motion to reopen was untimely, as it was filed almost five years after the agency's order of removal became final. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). However, this time limitation does not apply to a motion to reopen asylum proceedings that is "based on changed circumstances arising in the country of nationality or in the country to which deportation has been ordered, if such evidence is material and was not available and could not have been discovered or presented at the previous hearing." 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(H). Here, Ye waives any challenge to the BIA's finding that he failed to satisfy such exception, arguing instead that the BIA failed to adequately consider the evidence he submitted in support of his motion.
Contrary to Ye's argument, there is no indication that the BIA ignored any evidence Ye submitted because the BIA explicitly referenced all of the materials he submitted with his motion. See Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 471 F.3d 315, 337 n. 17 (2d Cir.2006) (presuming that the agency "has taken into account all of the evidence before [it], unless the record compellingly suggests otherwise"). Moreover, the BIA reasonably declined to credit the unauthenticated notice Ye submitted based on the IJ's underlying adverse credibility determination. See Qin Wen Zheng v. Gonzales, 500 F.3d 143, 149 (2d Cir.2007). Accordingly, because Ye waives any challenge to the BIA's dispositive finding that he failed to satisfy the exception to the time limitation applicable to motions to reopen, and because the BIA adequately considered his evidence, we find that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion to reopen as untimely. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2).
We further note that the BIA did not err in finding that, in the alternative, Ye failed to establish his prima facie eligibility for relief. See INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 104-05, 108 S.Ct. 904, 99 L.Ed.2d 90 (1988). Contrary to Ye's argument, the BIA reasonably found that because Ye had practiced Falun Gong exclusively in the United States, his situation differed from that of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Because Ye submitted no credible evidence discussing the treatment of individuals who had practiced Falun Gong in the United States, the BIA reasonably found that Ye failed to establish his prima facie eligibility for relief, which provided an alternative and independent basis for denying his motion to reopen. See id.
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, any stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED, and any pending motion for a stay of removal in this petition is DISMISSED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in this petition is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).