MEMORANDUM
Satnam Singh Randhawa, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his second motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen. Bhasin v. Gonzales, 423 F.3d 977, 983 (9th Cir.2005). We grant the petition for review and we remand.
In denying Randhawa’s motion to reopen, the BIA characterized the affidavits from Randhawa’s uncle, friend, and nephew as “unauthenticated” and “unsupported by independent evidence,” and afforded the affidavits minimal weight. The BIA must accept facts presented in affidavits supporting a motion to reopen as true “unless inherently unbelievable,” see id. at 987, and the BIA did not make such a finding. The BIA abused its discretion in its treatment of the affidavits. See id. at 986 (“We have long held that credibility determinations on motions to reopen are inappropriate.”). Accordingly, we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings consistent with this disposition. See INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-18, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam).
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.
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