Juarez-Ramos

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRANCISCO JUAREZ-RAMOS,  Nos. 05-72472 Petitioner, 05-75364 v.  Agency No. ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney A76-665-125 General,

OPINION

Respondent.  On Petitions for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued and Submitted March 5, 2007—Pasadena, California

Filed May 8, 2007

Before: Thomas G. Nelson, Susan P. Graber, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge T.G. Nelson

5359 5360 JUAREZ-RAMOS v. GONZALES

COUNSEL

Leah W. Hurwitz, San Diego, California, for the petitioner.

Erica B. Miles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent. JUAREZ-RAMOS v. GONZALES 5361

OPINION

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

I

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and an immigra- tion judge (IJ) held that an expedited removal order in 1999 interrupted Francisco Juarez-Ramos’s physical presence in the United States. Thus, they held that Juarez-Ramos could not establish the required ten years of physical presence necessary to be eligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1). In his…