Silva-Perez

MEMORANDUM **

Miguel Fidel Silva-Perez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) *998 dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s removal order and denying his motion to remand. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review questions of law de novo, Shivamman v. Ashcroft, 360 F.3d 1142, 1145 (9th Cir.2004), and review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand, Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir.2005). We dismiss the petition for review in part and deny it in part.

We lack jurisdiction to review Silva’s contention that the BIA has incorrectly interpreted the cancellation of removal statute, because he failed to exhaust this contention before the BIA. See Zara v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 927, 931 (9th Cir.2004).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Silva’s motion to remand because Silva’s motion did not demonstrate his prima facie eligibility for any of the relief that he sought. See Rodriguez v. INS, 841 F.2d 865, 867 (9th Cir.1987).

To the extent Silva’s motion to remand included an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the BIA also properly…