Luis Mayorquin Mendoza v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Luis Martin Mayorquin Mendoza, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision finding him inadmissible for engaging in alien smuggling. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, and review de novo questions of law. Aguilar Gonzalez v. Mukasey, 534 F.3d 1204, 1208 (9th Cir.2008). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Mayorquin Mendoza is inadmissible for engaging in alien smuggling where he admitted in a signed sworn statement that he undertook affirmative acts in aid of a smuggling attempt. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(E)(i); Aguilar Gonzalez, 534 F.3d at 1208 (requiring an affirmative act of assistance or encouragement).
The agency did not err in admitting into evidence Mayorquin Mendoza’s sworn statement because the record does not demonstrate that his sworn statement was obtained through egregious or coercive behavior. See Martinez-Medina v. Holder, 673 F.3d 1029, 1033-34 (9th Cir.2011).