Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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137 F. App'x 32
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 23, 2005No. 03-73108California277 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ****

Bhupinder Singh appeals the BIA’s denial of his applications for adjustment of status and waiver of excludability. Our jurisdiction is limited by the transitional rules of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility At of 1996 (“IIRIRA”). IIRIRA § 309(c), Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-546 (Sept. 30, 1996); Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997). Under the transitional rules, we lack jurisdiction to review the Attorney General’s discretionary decisions to deny Singh’s requested relief under sections 212(i) and 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). Those rules do not preclude our review of a colorable due process claim, however. Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1270-71 (9th Cir.2001). Because we conclude that Singh’s due process claims have “some *34 possible validity,” we have jurisdiction to consider them. Id.

Singh’s due process claims fail because he cannot show prejudice — that the outcome of the BIA proceeding may have been affected by the IJ’s alleged bias, her alleged denial of Singh’s right to a reasonable opportunity to present evidence, and the BIA’s review of an allegedly incomplete record of the IJ…

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