ALMARAZ v. HOLDER

No. 08-74497.

608 F.3d 638 (2010)

Rafael Lazaro Lopez ALMARAZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosaura Rodriguez, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner.

Ilissa M. Gould, Washington, DC, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation/Civil Division for the respondent.

Before DAVID R. THOMPSON and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and ROBERT J. TIMLIN, Senior District Judge.


McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Rafael Lazaro Lopez Almaraz ("Lopez") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's ("BIA") denial of his motion to reopen and remand. He also raises an issue of first impression—whether adoption of an international trade agreement amounts to changed country conditions that resurrect his late-filed motion. We are not persuaded by this novel argument. We deny the petition.

BACKGROUND

Lopez, a native and...

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