Urquilla-Sagastizado

MEMORANDUM

In these consolidated petitions for review, Ricardo A. Urquilla-Sagastizado, a native and citizen of El Salvador, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying him relief under former Immigration and Nationality Act § 212(c), and the BIA’s subsequent order denying his motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law and constitutional claims, and review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. See Escobar v. Holder, 567 F.3d 466, 469 (9th Cir.2009). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review in No. 06-74892, and deny the petition for review in No. 07-71015.

We agree with the BIA’s conclusion that Urquilla-Sagastizado’s concession of the charge of removability, communicated to the IJ through counsel, was effective. See Magallanes-Damian v. INS, 783 F.2d 931 , 934 (9th Cir.1986) (aliens “are generally bound by the conduct of their attorneys, including admissions made by them, absent egregious circumstances”).

We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary decision to deny Urquilla-Sa-gastizado…