Belan Sanchez-Trejo v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Belan Sanchez-Trejo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her motion to remand and dismissing her appeal from a decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) denying her applications for cancellation of removal, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Latter-Singh v. Holder, 668 F.3d 1156, 1159 (9th Cir.2012). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Our case law forecloses Sanchez-Trejo’s contention that her offense of making criminal threats under California Penal Code § 422 does not categorically qualify as a crime involving moral turpitude. See id. at 1163 (“[W]e conclude that § 422 is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude.”). Accordingly, the BIA correctly concluded that Sanchez-Trejo’s conviction for this offense precludes her from establishing eligibility for cancellation of removal. See Flores Juarez v. Mukasey, 530 F.3d 1020, 1022 (9th Cir.2008) (“Under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(C), an alien is ineligible for cancellation of…