Anton Sennhauser v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Anton Sennhauser, a native and citizen of Switzerland, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo constitutional claims and questions of law, and review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency correctly determined that Sennhauser’s conviction under California Penal Code § 288(a) for lewd acts with a child under fourteen is categorically an aggravated felony under ' 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(A), as a law relating to sexual abuse of a minor. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(e)(3)(B); United States v. Baron-Medina, 187 F.3d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir.1999) (section 288(a) is categorically an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(A)); United States v. Strickland, 601 F.3d 963, 968-70 (9th Cir.2010) (en banc) (copy of docket sheet is a judicially noticeable document that may be used to determine whether offense is a removable one). Our jurisdiction therefore is limited…