Case Name: Felipe RIVERA-BELTRAN, AKA Felipe De Jesus Beltran Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-20
Citations: 671 F. App'x 655
Docket Number: No. 15-71342
Parties: Felipe RIVERA-BELTRAN, AKA Felipe De Jesus Beltran Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 655–655

Head Matter:
Felipe RIVERA-BELTRAN, AKA Felipe De Jesus Beltran Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 15-71342
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 20, 2016
Gary Finn, Law Offices of Gary Finn, Indio, CA, for Petitioner
Brooke Maurer, Trial Attorney, OIL, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Felipe Rivera-Beltran, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen and review de novo questions of law. Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion or violate due process in concluding that the new evidence submitted with Rivera-Bel-tran's motion did not warrant reopening. Contrary to Rivera-Beltran's contentions, the BIA's order indicates that it adequately considered the new evidence and sufficiently explained its decision. See id. at 990-91 ("What is required is merely that [the BIA] consider the issues raised, and announce its decision in terms sufficient to enable a reviewing court to perceive that it has heard and thought and not merely reacted." (internal quotation marks omitted)). The BIA did not err in failing to specifically address Rivera-Beltran's general statement that he is aware he has made mistakes and has "accomplished many changes in [his] life" as evidence of rehabilitation. See id.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.