Jose Elias-Huinac v. Merrick B. Garland ( 2021 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-2904
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Jose Luis Elias-Huinac
Petitioner
v.
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of United States
Respondent
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted: April 08, 2021
Filed: April 13, 2021
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Guatemalan citizen Jose Luis Elias-Huinac petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen proceedings.
Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, this court finds no basis for reversal.
This court concludes that Elias-Huinac’s due process claim is without merit.
See Alva-Arellano v. Lynch, 811 F.3d 1064, 1066 (8th Cir. 2016) (to establish due
process violation, noncitizen must demonstrate both fundamental procedural error,
and prejudice); Nunez-Portillo v. Holder, 763 F.3d 974, 977 (8th Cir. 2014) (no
constitutionally protected liberty interest in discretionary remedy of cancellation of
removal). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Elias-Huinac’s untimely
motion to reopen. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed
within 90 days of entry of final order of removal); Vargas v. Holder, 567 F.3d 387,
391 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review).
The petition is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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