NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 11 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT YENNY MARITZA SILVA-ISAIS DE No. 15-73384 RAMIREZ, AKA Jenny Marissa Silva Ramirez, AKA Yenny Mariza Silva-Isais de Agency No. A075-749-110 Ramirez, Petitioner, MEMORANDUM* v. WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted September 8, 2020** Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges. Yenny Maritza Silva-Isais de Ramirez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order granting her motion to reopen for the purpose of reinstating her voluntary departure period. * 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 have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the BIA’s decision on the motion to reopen and review de novo questions of law. See Bonilla v. Lynch, 840 F.3d 575, 581 (9th Cir. 2016). We grant the petition for review. The BIA erred and abused its discretion by not treating Silva’s motion as a motion to reopen and remand to apply for adjustment of status, and by instead reinstating the voluntary departure period, which Silva did not request. See Sagaydak v. Gonzales, 405 F.3d 1035, 1040 (9th Cir. 2005) (“IJs and the BIA are not free to ignore arguments raised by a petitioner”); Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir. 2005) (“The BIA abuses its discretion when it acts ‘arbitrarily, irrationally, or contrary to the law.’” (citation omitted)). We remand for the BIA to consider whether to reopen to allow Silva to apply for adjustment status. Silva’s removal is stayed pending a decision by the BIA. PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED. 2 15-73384 15-73384 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Yenny Silva-Isais De Ramirez v. William Barr 11 September 2020 Agency Unpublished 086af290ad1e16b6901786d4e734e70bb2170084
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