Opinion ID: 735769
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Purported New Evidence

Text: 10 Aluya seeks to introduce new evidence that he has divorced his first wife and married his girlfriend, who is a United States citizen. He also seeks to have us consider newspaper articles about recent political developments in Nigeria. These documents are not part of the record and Aluya did not file a motion to reopen with the BIA under 8 C.F.R. §§ 3.2 & 3.8. We cannot consider this new evidence on appeal. 8 U.S.C. § 1105(a)(4); see also Vargas v. INS, 831 F.2d 906, 907-08 (9th Cir.1987). 11 PETITION DENIED.