Case Name: Bruce Joseph FERNANDES, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-05-02
Citations: 178 F. App'x 180
Docket Number: No. 05-4205
Parties: Bruce Joseph FERNANDES, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent.
Judges: Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, BARRY and COWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 178
Pages: 180–181

Head Matter:
Bruce Joseph FERNANDES, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent.
No. 05-4205.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) May 2, 2006.
Decided May 2, 2006.
Bruce Joseph Fernandes, Clifton, NJ, pro se.
Marion E. Guyton, Richard M. Evans, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, BARRY and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM
Bruce Joseph Fernandes, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), denying his second motion to reopen. We will deny the petition.
In removal proceedings, Fernandes filed an asylum claim. The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied relief but granted voluntary departure on July 27,1998. The IJ denied a motion to reopen in which Fernandes claimed he was eligible to adjust status based on a labor certification on July 3, 2002, finding that Fernandes was ineligible to adjust status because he failed to depart during the period granted. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed his appeal on June 26, 2003, because he failed to file a brief after stating that he would do so. Fernandes petitioned for review of that decision, and we denied the petition. See Fernandes v. Attorney General, 112 Fed.Appx. 865 (3d Cir.2004).
On June 10, 2005, the BIA denied as untimely a motion to reopen that Fer-nandes had filed on March 25, 2005. Fer-nandes had argued that his untimely motion was allowed due to changed country conditions, but the BIA held that he had "not provided any material evidence to support this claim." On August 19, 2005, the BIA denied a second motion to reopen as it exceeded the numerical limitations. Fernandes filed this timely petition for review of that decision. We denied his motion for a stay of removal on December 6, 2005.
This court's review extends only to the BIA's order denying Fernandes' second motion to reopen. See Stone v. INS, 514 U.S. 386, 405, 115 S.Ct. 1537, 131 L.Ed.2d 465 (1995); Nocon v. INS, 789 F.2d 1028, 1033-34 (3d Cir.1986). The decision to deny a motion to reopen is within the Board's discretion. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a); Lu v. Ashcroft, 259 F.3d 127, 131 (3d Cir.2001). Under the regulations, the Board "has discretion to deny a motion to reopen even if the party moving has made out a prima facie case for relief." 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a). The standard of review of an order denying a motion to reopen is very deferential. INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 323, 112 S.Ct. 719, 116 L.Ed.2d 823 (1992) (stressing that motions to reopen immigration proceedings are disfavored and confining review to abuse of discretion).
Fernandes has not shown that the BIA abused its discretion in failing to reopen proceedings. Fernandes' brief states that he has a well-founded fear of persecution based on his religion and political activities. He also argues that the BIA should have granted his motion to reopen because his employer has filed a labor petition on his behalf which is pending. However, the motion to reopen did not mention any pending labor petition, and Fernandes makes no other argument that addresses how the BIA erred in denying his second motion to reopen. We will therefore deny the petition.
. We dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction to the extent it attempted to challenge the earlier decision denying him asylum.