Gomez

Gomez v. Holder

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479 F. App'x 138
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 18, 201206-72861California232 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Esther Gomez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s continuous physical presence determination, Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 881 F.3d 847 , 850-51 (9th Cir.2004), and review de novo due process claims, Iturribarria v. INS, 821 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Gomez failed to establish the requisite continuous physical presence where Gomez testified and amended her application for cancellation of removal during proceedings to reflect that she had entered on November 26, 1998, a date less than ten years before she was served with a Notice to Appear (“NTA”). See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(A), (d)(1)(A) (the accrual of continuous physical presence stops when alien is served with the NTA).

Because Gomez fails to establish error, it follows that she has not shown a due process violation. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error to succeed on a…

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