Guevarra

Guevarra v. Ashcroft

Good Law
102 F. App'x 572
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 21, 2004No. 02-72348; Agency No. A75-118-464California271 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ricardo Quiambao Guevarra, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s order denying his application for suspension of deportation. We dismiss the petition in part and deny the petition in part.

*573 We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary determination that Guevarra failed to show extreme hardship, Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150-1151 (9th Cir. 1997). Because Guevarra’s failure to establish extreme hardship is dispositive of his claim for suspension of deportation, we need not address Guevarra’s challenge to the IJ’s determination that he failed to establish seven years of continuous physical presence in the United States. See Matus-Leva v. United States, 287 F.3d 758, 760 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1022 , 123 S.Ct. 544 , 154 L.Ed.2d 431 (2002).

Because the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw, 133 F.3d at 1150 , we do, however, have jurisdiction to consider Guevarra’s due process challenge under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review de novo due process contentions, Jimenez-Angeles v. Ashcroft, 291 F.3d 594, 599 (9th Cir.2002). We conclude…

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