Case Name: KWADJO AKYAW OSEI-WUSU, aka Achaw Osei-Owusu, 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: 2014-04-14
Citations: 562 F. App'x 48
Docket Number: No. 13-961
Parties: KWADJO AKYAW OSEI-WUSU, aka Achaw Osei-Owusu, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, GERARD E. LYNCH and CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 562
Pages: 48–50

Head Matter:
KWADJO AKYAW OSEI-WUSU, aka Achaw Osei-Owusu, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-961.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
April 14, 2014.
Ryan E. Bausch, West Hartford, CT, for Petitioner.
Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General; Douglas E. Ginsburg, Assistant Director; Matthew B. George, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C, for Respondent.
PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, GERARD E. LYNCH and CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Kwadjo Akyaw Osei-Wusu, a native of Nigeria and citizen of Ghana, seeks review of a February 19, 2013, order of the BIA, affirming the September 19, 2011, decision of an Immigration Judge ("IJ"), which denied his motion to reopen as untimely. In re Kwadjo Akyaw Osei-Wusu, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Feb. 19, 2013), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Im-mig.Ct.Hartford, CT Sept. 19, 2011). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this case.
We review the BIA's decision affirming an IJ's denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Iavorski v. INS, 232 F.3d 124, 128 (2d Cir.2000); see Ali v. Gonzales, 448 F.3d 515, 517 (2d Cir.2006) (per curiam). An alien seeking to reopen proceedings is required to file a motion to reopen no later than 90 days after the date on which the final administrative decision was rendered. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(e)(2). There is no dispute that Osei-Wusu's motion to reopen, filed in 2011, was untimely because his order of removal became final in 2006. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(47)(B)(I). Osei-Wusu contends, however, that his creation of a Facebook group page critical of the Ghanaian government constitutes materially changed country conditions excusing his motion from the applicable time limitation.
We conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Osei-Wusu's motion for failure to demonstrate his prima facie eligibility for relief. See Jian Hui Shao v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 138, 168 (2d Cir.2008) (recognizing that an alien's "ability to secure reopening depends on a demonstration of prima facie eligibility for [relief], which means she must show a 'realistic chance' that she will be able to obtain such relief' (citations omitted)). The agency reasonably determined that Osei-Wusu did not demonstrate his prima facie eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal because the State Department's 2010 Human Rights Report contained no reports of internet monitoring and indicated that Ghanaians were free to engage in peaceful expression of views online. See Jian Xing Huang v. INS, 421 F.3d 125, 128-29 (2d Cir.2005) (holding that absent solid support in the record for the petitioner's assertion that he would be persecuted, his fear was "speculative at best"). The agency also properly noted that Osei-Wusu had failed to present any evidence showing that his Facebook group page was widely viewed. See Hongsheng Leng v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 135, 143 (2d Cir.2008) ("[T]o establish a well-founded fear of persecution in the absence of any evidence of past persecution, an alien must make some showing that authorities in his country of nationality are either aware of his activities or likely to become aware of his activities."). In addition, the agency reasonably determined that Osei-Wusu had not demonstrated his prima facie eligibility for adjustment of status because he submitted no evidence showing that his wife was a United States citizen or that he was the beneficiary of an approved visa petition. See 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a) (listing eligibility requirements for adjustment of status).
Because the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Osei-Wusu's motion for failure to demonstrate his prima facie eligibility for relief, we decline to consider his challenge to the agency's alternative finding that country conditions had not materially changed. See INS v. Bagamasbad, 429 U.S. 24, 25, 97 S.Ct. 200, 50 L.Ed.2d 190 (1976) ("As a general rule courts and agencies are not required to make findings on issues the decision of which is unnecessary to the results they reach.").
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, the stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED.