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Hilda Juan Martinez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo constitutional questions, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Martinez's motion to reopen because she failed to establish that her former attorney's alleged ineffective assistance resulted in prejudice. See id. at 793-94 (to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, a petitioner must demonstrate prejudice).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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