Luban Basim Ibraheem v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LUBAN BASIM IBRAHEEM,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 12-73267
Agency No. A099-002-722
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 21, 2014**
Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Luban Basim Ibraheem, a native of Iraq and citizen of New Zealand,
petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying
his motion to reopen to adjust status. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.
FILED
JAN 23 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Malhi v. INS,
336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir. 2003). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Ibraheem’s motion to reopen
to apply for adjustment of status where he did not show prima facie eligibility for
the relief sought. See id. at 994.
Ibraheem’s contention that the BIA should have applied an analysis similar
to that used in cases involving continuances is not persuasive.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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