Case Name: Romesh KUMAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-06-09
Citations: 382 F. App'x 648
Docket Number: Nos. 07-72628, 07-74951
Parties: Romesh KUMAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 382
Pages: 648–649

Head Matter:
Romesh KUMAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Nos. 07-72628, 07-74951.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 25, 2010.
Filed June 9, 2010.
Christopher John Stender, Esquire, Teresa Salazar, Immigration Practice Group, A Professional Corporation, San Francisco, CA, Christopher John Stender, Esquire, Stender & Lappin, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Alison Marie Igoe, Esquire, Principal Litigation Counsel, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, 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
Romesh Kumar, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") orders denying his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") removal order and denying his motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law and due process claims, and for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss the petition in No. 07-72628, and deny the petition in No. 07-74951.
In No. 07-72628, Kumar has waived any challenge to the agency's conclusion that he is removable for overstaying his visa or that he failed to demonstrate eligibility for relief from removal. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996).
We lack jurisdiction over the denial of Kumar's ex-wife's Form 1-130 visa petition. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1) (granting jurisdiction to review final removal orders). Kumar's related due process claims fail because the IJ did not find Kumar removable based on the marriage fraud charge. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).
In No. 07-74951, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Kumar's motion to reopen on the ground that he failed to demonstrate prima facie eligibility for adjustment of status. See Mendez-Gutierrez v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 1168, 1171 (9th Cir.2006) (petitioner demonstrates prima facie eligibility for relief where the evidence reveals a reasonable likelihood that the statutory requirements for relief have been satisfied). Kumar's contention that the BIA contradicted its holding in Matter of Velarde-Pacheco, 23 I. & N. Dec. 253 (BIA 2002) is unavailing.
In No. 07-72628: DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
In No. 07-74951: DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.