Manuel Zuniga v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Manuel Alejandro Zuniga, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo constitutional claims and questions of law. Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th Cir.2012). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Zuniga has not challenged the IJ’s dis-positive determination that he is removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B)(i) based on his conviction for an offense relating to a controlled substance, and under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(2) (A) (i) (I) as an alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. Because he is removable on these two grounds, we need not reach his contentions regarding his third ground of removability.

We lack jurisdiction to review Zuniga’s challenge to the IJ’s discretionary denial of cancellation of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)(i), and he has not set forth a colorable constitutional claim or question of law over which we could otherwise exercise jurisdiction, see Vilchez, 682 F.3d at 1201 (exercising jurisdiction over due…