Court Opinion

ID: 8606267
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 03:26:48.877886+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:55:16.326848
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MEMORANDUM**
Jose Luis Miranda-Trujillo, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, see Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.
The BIA correctly determined that Miranda-Trujillo did not meet the requirements for asserting an ineffective assistance of counsel claim set forth in Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637, 639 (BIA 1988). See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 824 (9th Cir.2003) (for the BIA to grant a motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel, petitioner must: (1) provide an affidavit describing agreement with counsel in detail; (2) inform counsel of the allegations and afford counsel an opportunity to respond; and (3) report whether a complaint of ethical or legal violations has been filed with the proper authorities and if not, why not). Here, the record does not include evidence of a bar complaint or an explanation of its absence, and Miranda-Trujillo’s declaration does not describe the agreement with his prior counsel. C.f. Rojas-Garcia, 339 F.3d at 825.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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