Jdahim

MEMORANDUM ***

Abderrahmane Jdahim, a native and citizen of Morocco, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for adjustment of status and suspension of deportation. Because the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for substantial evidence, see Kalaw, 133 F.3d at 1151 , and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Jdahim is statutorily ineligible for an adjustment of status because his activities in support of an alien-smuggling operation make him inadmissible to the United States. See 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (a); 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(E)(i); Choe v. INS, 11 F.3d 925, 928 (9th Cir.1993).

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Jdahim is precluded from showing good moral character because he was involved in alien smuggling, see 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (f)(3); Khourassany v. INS, 208 F.3d 1096, 1101 (9th Cir.2000), and testified falsely at his hearing, 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (f)(6); Bernal v. INS, 154 F.3d 1020, 1022 (9th Cir.1998),…