Carhuaz Rodriguez v. Holder

MEMORANDUM

Jacinto Juan Carhuaz Rodriguez, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law and for substantial evidence factual findings. Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1177 (9th Cir.2008). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

Carhuaz Rodriguez challenges the agency’s determination that he failed to establish extraordinary circumstances excusing his untimely filed asylum application on the basis of Dr. LoRé’s evidence and his own testimony. We lack jurisdiction to review his contentions regarding the IJ’s analysis of Dr. LoRé’s evidence because the agency’s finding was based on disputed facts regarding Carhuaz Rodriguez’s mental condition, see 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)(3); cf. Husyev, 528 F.3d at 1178-81 (exercising jurisdiction to consider one-year bar where facts were undisputed), and because Carhuaz Rodriguez failed to raise his contentions regarding confrontation and recall problems to the…