Paul Manalastas v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Paul Angelo Gapasin Manalastas, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from the removal order of an immigration judge (“IJ”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th Cir.2012). We dismiss the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s removal order because Manalastas’s pleadings before the IJ establish that he is removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B)(i) due to his conviction for possession of a controlled substance under California Health & Safety Code § 11377(a). See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(C) (eliminating jurisdiction to review removal orders predicated on controlled-substance convictions); see also Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1189 (9th Cir.2011) (per curiam) (holding that a petitioner’s pleading-stage admissions and concessions may be sufficient to establish removability). Accordingly, we need not consider Mana-lastas’s contention that the record of conviction is inconclusive. See Mendez-Alcaraz v. Gonzales, 464 F.3d 842, 844 (9th Cir.2006) (declining…