Agustinus David Moniaga v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
AGUSTINUS DAVID MONIAGA,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-70406
Agency No. A078-020-348
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted May 25, 2010**
Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Agustinus David Moniaga, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to
reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We
review for abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen, and review
FILED
JUN 10 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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de novo claims of due process violations in removal proceedings, including claims
of ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-
92 (9th Cir. 2005). We grant the petition for review and remand.
The BIA abused its discretion by basing its prejudice inquiry on a
heightened standard where it concluded that Moniaga failed to establish a prima
facie case of eligibility for the relief sought. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889,
899-90 (9th Cir. 2003) (alien must demonstrate that counsel’s performance “was so
inadequate that it may have affected the outcome of the proceedings”); Maravilla
Maravilla v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 855, 858 (9th Cir. 2004) (alien “need not show that
they would win or lose on any claims”) (internal citation and quotation marks
omitted). We therefore remand for the BIA to reconsider its prejudice
determination.
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.

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