Castaneda
Castaneda v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Enrique Guzman Castaneda, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s decision removing him from the United States because of his convictions under Cal.Penal Code § 273.5(a) and Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11550 (a). We lack jurisdiction over this petition for review pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(C).
Section 1252(a)(2)(C) deprives this court of jurisdiction to consider a petition for review from an alien who is removable because of a conviction for an aggravated felony, see 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(iii), or a crime relating to a controlled substance, see id. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). Guzman Castaneda’s conviction for willful infliction of corporal injury on his spouse in violation of CaLPenal Code § 273.5(a), for which he was imprisoned for one year, constitutes an “aggravated felony.” See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227 (a)(2)(A)(iii), 1101(a)(43)(F). Guzman Castaneda’s conviction for using or being under the influence of Phencyclidine in violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11550 (a) constitutes a crime relating to a controlled substance. See 8 U.S.C. §…