Lopez

Lopez v. Holder

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358 F. App'x 977
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 16, 200907-70138California259 words

Opinion

Opinion

Martha Lilia Lopez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision determining that she is ineligible for cancellation of removal. We review the BIA’s factual determinations, “including the determination of continuous presence,” for substantial evidence. Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir.2006). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). We grant the petition for review.

The facts of this case are known to the parties. We do not repeat them.

The BIA’s finding that the cancellation of Lopez’s border crossing card broke her continuous presence in the United States is not supported by substantial evidence. An alien’s continuous presence is not broken when she is refused admission into the country by immigration officials. Tapia v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 997, 1002 (9th Cir.2005). Instead, “the record must contain some evidence that the alien was informed of and accepted [the] terms ” of a depar ture agreement. Ibarra-Flores, 439 F.3d at 619 (quoting Reyes-Vasquez v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 903, 908 (8th Cir.2005)). Here, the only evidence is Lopez’s passport, in which an immigration officer wrote “22 C.F.R. § 41.122(h)(3),” and…

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