Carlos Felipe Carrera-Huerta 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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
CARLOS FELIPE CARRERA-HUERTA,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 11-72781
Agency No. A073-983-677
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted November 13, 2012 **
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Carlos Felipe Carrera-Huerta, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro
se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his
motion to reconsider the underlying denial of his application for asylum. Our
jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition for review.
FILED
NOV 16 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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In his opening brief, Carrera-Huerta fails to raise, and therefore waives, any
challenge to the BIA’s order denying his motion to reconsider. See Martinez-
Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not specifically
raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). Moreover, the BIA was
within its discretion in denying Carrera-Huerta’s motion to reconsider because the
motion failed to identify any error of fact or law in the BIA’s prior decision
affirming the immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum. See 8
C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(1); Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176, 1180 n.2 (9th Cir.
2011) (en banc).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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