Lanatta

MEMORANDUM **

Nestor Antonio Lanatta, a native and citizen of Argentina, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order *629 affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Lanatta’s registry application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1259 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the IJ concluded that Lanatta was statutorily ineligible, we review for substantial evidence. See Manzo-Fontes v. INS, 53 F.3d 280, 282 (9th Cir.1995). We deny the petition for review.

Because the testimony and evidence in the record does not compel the contrary result, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Lanatta did not demonstrate continuous residency in the United States since January 1, 1972. Id. at 283 ; INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 ; 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Therefore, the IJ properly denied his request for adjustment of status. See Manzo-Fontes, 53 F.3d at 28 .

We have jurisdiction over Lanatta’s ineffective assistance of counsel contention raised for the first time on appeal. See Dearinger ex rel. Volkova v. Reno, 232 F.3d 1042 , 1045 n. 4 (9th Cir.2000) (failure to raise an ineffective assistance of counsel claim…