Zia
Zia v. Garland
Opinion
Opinion
CALLAHAN, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ZOHAIB ZIA, No. 21-1325 Agency No. Petitioner,
A063-608-680
v. OPINION
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Argued and Submitted April 20, 2023 Submission Vacated July 21, 2023 Resubmitted August 26, 2024 San Francisco, California
Filed August 26, 2024
Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Callahan SUMMARY *
Immigration
Dismissing in part and denying in part Zohaib Zia’s petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the panel held that: (1) the court lacked jurisdiction to review the adverse credibility finding underlying the denial of Zia’s good faith marriage waiver; and (2) the court had limited jurisdiction to review the good faith marriage finding as a mixed question of fact and law, but there was no error here. Zia was a conditional permanent resident based on marriage. Due to divorce, he was unable to file a joint petition…