Opinion ID: 76142
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Heading: Appellate Review of Untimely Asylum Application

Text: 13 Mendoza first argues that the IJ erroneously concluded that he was ineligible for asylum due to his untimely application. INA § 208(a)(2)(B) provides that an alien may not apply for asylum unless the alien demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the application has been filed within 1 year after the date of the alien's arrival in the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B). This one-year filing period commences either on the date of the alien's last arrival in the United States or April 1, 1997, whichever is later. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(2)(ii). Mendoza arrived in the United States in 1994. He filed his asylum application on August 24, 1998, and thus, the application was not filed within one year after April 1, 1997. 14 An untimely asylum application may be considered if the alien can demonstrate extraordinary circumstances relating to the delay in filing an application within the one-year period. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(D); see also 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(5) (identifying events that qualify as extraordinary circumstances). However, [n]o court shall have jurisdiction to review any determination of the Attorney General under [section 1158(a)(2)]. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(3). This Court already has determined that section 1158(a)(3) divests our Court of jurisdiction to review a decision regarding whether an alien complied with the one-year time limit or established extraordinary circumstances that would excuse his untimely filing. Fahim v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 278 F.3d 1216, 1217-18 (11th Cir.2002). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider Mendoza's argument regarding the timeliness of his asylum application. 5