FLORES v. SESSIONS III (2018)

Esperanza Flores, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that dismissed her appeal of an order of an immigration judge denying rescission of a removal order and denying reopening of removal proceedings. We conclude that Flores is entitled to no relief, as she fails to show that the BIA abused its discretion by ruling against her. See Singh v. Gonzales, 436 F.3d 484, 487 (5th Cir. 2006).

We reject the claim of exceptional circumstances because Flores did not move for reopening within 180 days of the final order of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(4)(ii). Also, Flores’s claim that notice of the removal hearing was mailed to the wrong address is unexhausted because it was not raised before the BIA, and thus we are without jurisdiction to entertain it. See Omari v. Holder, 562 F.3d 314, 318 (5th Cir. 2009). Additionally, we reject Flores’s claim that precedent concerning whether an alien must be advised of an immigration hearing in a language that she understands is inapplicable in the instant case. See Ojeda-Calderon v. Holder, 726 F.3d 669, 675 (5th Cir. 2013). Further, any other issues are deemed abandoned for failure to brief them. See Lara v. Johnson, 141 F.3d 239, 242 n.3 (5th Cir. 1998).

The petition for review is DENIED. The Government’s motion for summary disposition is DENIED as unnecessary.

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PER CURIAM: * FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.