Osbaldo Alvarez v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Osbaldo Bahena Alvarez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s order denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Latter-Singh v. Holder, 668 F.3d 1156, 1159 (9th Cir. 2012), and deny the petition for review.

The agency properly concluded that Alvarez’ conviction under California Penal Code (“C.P.C.”) § 422 is a crime involving moral turpitude under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(i), where the maximum sentence of incarceration that could have been imposed was one year. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)© (describing a crime involving moral turpitude “for which a sentence of one year or longer may be imposed”); Latter-Singh, 668 F.3d at 1163 (a conviction under C.P.C. § 422 is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude); C.P.C. § 422 (providing for punishment “by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year”). Accordingly, the agency properly concluded that Alvarez is ineligible for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(C) (an applicant cannot have been…