Duarte

Duarte v. Ashcroft

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114 F. App'x 956
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 15, 2004No. 03-73498; Agency No. A37-284-489California268 words

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*957 MEMORANDUM **

Mark Vinicio Duarte, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding him ineligible for discretionary relief from removal under Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). Duarte was found removable under INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(I) as an alien convicted of a controlled substance violation, and INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(B). We dismiss the petition for review for lack of jurisdiction.

Duarte does not contest the IJ’s finding that his federal drug trafficking conviction constitutes a “controlled substance violation” and an “aggravated felony.” Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to review the decision further. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(C) (“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review any final order of removal against an alien who is removable by reason of having committed a criminal offense covered in [certain sections of the INA].”). Thus, we may not reach Duarte’s argument that the BIA abused its…

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