Jose Acevedo-Toscano v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Jose Manuel Acevedo-Toscano, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for adjustment of status. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Carrillo de Palacios v. Holder, 708 F.3d 1066, 1069 (9th Cir.2018). We deny the petition for review.

Acevedo-Toscano has not challenged the agency’s determination that under Duran Gonzales v. DHS, 508 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir.2007) he is not eligible to adjust his status because he is inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(9)(C)(i)(II) as an alien who reentered the United States without admission following removal, and does not satisfy the requirements for the exception to inadmissibility in 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(9)(C)(ii). See 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (a)(2), (i)(2)(A) (alien must be admissible to adjust status); see also Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083 , 1091 n. 3 (9th Cir.2011) (issues not raised in opening brief are waived).

Acevedo-Toscano instead contends this court erred in Duran Gonzales in giving deference to the BIA’s decision in Matter of Torres-Garcia, 23…