Bhupinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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539 F. App'x 711
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 20, 201310-71426California247 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Bhupinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision finding him removable and denying his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is • governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that the government met its burden to show that Petitioner is removable as an alien present in the United States in violation of law. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(1)(B) (deportable aliens); Gameros-Hernandez v. INS, 888 F.2d 839, 841 (9th Cir.1989) (standard of review).

The BIA concluded as a matter of discretion that Petitioner failed to demonstrate good moral character during the requisite period, on account of having filed a fraudulent visa application, having solicited and submitted a false employment document to support that application, and having lied during an interview. We lack jurisdiction to review that determination. See Lopez-Castellanos v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 848, 854 (9th Cir.2006).

We also lack jurisdiction over the BIA’s denial of voluntary…

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