Opinion ID: 793598
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: eligibility for further relief

Text: 14 Lastly, Ali argues that he remains eligible for additional relief before the Immigration Court. The BIA ordered that Ali had until April 24, 2005 to depart voluntarily. That date has passed. The voluntary departure statute provides that an alien who fails to depart within the specified period shall be ineligible for a period of 10 years for any further relief. 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(d). Ali argues that the voluntary departure period has been tolled by his filing of a petition for review in this Court. He asks us to declare that section 1229c(d) is inapplicable and that he remains eligible for all relief available to him including adjustment of status in further proceedings before the Immigration Court. We have no jurisdiction to do so. 15 To our knowledge, Ali has neither moved to reopen nor applied to adjust his status. The BIA has not had an opportunity to rule on this relief. We have no power to preemptively proclaim incorrect a decision that the BIA has not yet made. Ali's claim is not ripe. See United States v. Garcia, 416 F.3d 440, 441 (5th Cir.2005); Abdallah v. Gonzales, 132 Fed.Appx. 12, 13 (5th Cir.2005) (unpublished).