Filogonia Noyola Rodriquez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Filogonia Rosa Elia Noyola Rodriquez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of her application for cancellation of removal or voluntary departure based on her inability to establish the requisite good moral character.

“No person shall be regarded as, or found to be, a person of good moral character who, during the period for which good moral character is required to be established, ... has given false testimony for the purpose of obtaining any benefits under [the Immigration and Nationality Act].” 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (f)(6). This Court has previously determined that Noyola Rodriquez gave false testimony, Noyola Rodriguez v. Gonzales, 168 Fed.Appx. 283, 234 (9th Cir.2006), and there is substantial evidence in the record to support the immigration judge’s determination on remand that her purpose in doing so was to obtain an immigration benefit, Urzua Covarrubias v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 742, 747 (9th Cir.2007). Because the IJ’s determination rendered Noyola Rodriquez statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal or voluntary departure, there was no need to consider other evidence of her moral character. Thus, the…