
    Philip P. MASSAQUOI, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 07-1444-ag.
    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
    April 9, 2008.
    
      Phillip P. Massaquoi, Lords Valley, PA, pro se.
    Erica P. Miles, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
    PRESENT: Hon. CHESTER J. STRAUB, Hon. ROBERT D. SACK, Hon. ROBERT A. KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c)(2), Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey is automatically substituted for former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales as the respondent in this case.
    
   SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Phillip P. Massaquoi, a native and citizen of Liberia, seeks review of a final order of removal entered by the BIA on August 21, 2006. In re Massaquoi, No. [ AXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Aug. 21, 2006). We assume the parties’ full familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history.

A petition for review of a final order of removal “must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of the final order of removal.” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1). The BIA’s decision in this case was issued on August 21, 2006, and Massaquoi’s petition for review was thus due to this Court on September 20, 2006. By his own admission, Massaquoi did not file a petition for review in any court until March 22, 2007. The petition was thus filed well beyond the 30-day deadline.

We have held that compliance with the 30-day time limit for filing a petition for review of the BIA’s final order is a jurisdictional prerequisite. Ruiz-Martinez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 102, 118-19 (2d Cir. 2008); Malvoisin v. INS, 268 F.3d 74, 75 (2d Cir.2001). Because Massaquoi’s petition was filed out of time, we lack jurisdiction to consider it.

Accordingly, the petition for review is DISMISSED.  