KWET LIONG V. WILLIAM BARR, No. 18-70912 (9th Cir. 2019)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED MAR 19 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KWET LIONG, No. Petitioner, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 18-70912 Agency No. A088-291-902 v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted March 12, 2019** Before: LEAVY, BEA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Kwet Liong, 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, Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 2010), and * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). we deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Liong’s untimely motion to reopen where Liong failed to establish prima facie eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture to qualify for an exception to the time limitation for motions to reopen. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); see also Najmabadi, 597 F.3d at 986 (the BIA can deny a motion to reopen for failure to establish a prima facie case for the relief sought); Tampubolon v. Holder, 610 F.3d 1056, 1062 (9th Cir. 2010) (petitioner’s membership in the disfavored group of Christian Indonesians was not sufficient by itself to meet the burden of proof and some evidence of individualized risk was necessary for the petitioner to succeed) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 18-70912

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