Castro

Castro v. Gonzales

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123 F. App'x 305
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 22, 2005No. 03-74639California217 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Ramiro Gallardo Castro, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of an immigration judge’s denial of his application for cancellation of removal, for failure to establish ten years of continuous physical presence. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review findings of fact for substantial evidence. Vera-Villegas v. INS, 330 F.3d 1222, 1230 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Gallardo Castro did not meet his burden of proving ten years of continuous presence in the United States. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b). Because Gallardo Castro’s testimony was internally incon *307 sistent and was inconsistent with the testimony of his two witnesses, and he failed to provide any other corroborating evidence for the period in question, the record does not compel a different result. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043-44 (9th Cir.2001); cf. Vera-Villegas, 330 F.3d at 1234 (holding that inadequate documentary evidence did not necessarily bar cancellation of removal where oral and written testimony was otherwise…

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