Coronel-Alvarez

Coronel-Alvarez v. Gonzales

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171 F. App'x 169
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 15, 2006No. 04-75443; Agency No. A78-462-671California453 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Atilio Coronel-Alvarez, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applieation for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the BIA adopted the IJ’s decision, and added reasons of its own, we review both decisions. See Kataria v. INS, 232 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir. 2000). Reviewing purely legal questions de novo, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003), and the agency’s determinations regarding ineligibility for relief for substantial evidence, Kataria, 232 F.3d at 1112 , we deny the petition for review.

We vacate the deputy clerk’s February 27, 2006 order granting voluntary dismissal and we recall the mandate.

We have jurisdiction to review whether the agency committed an error of law in determining that Coronel-Alvarez failed to demonstrate changed circumstances to excuse his delay in filing an asylum application within one year. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 1218, 1222 (9th Cir. 2005). Coronel-Alvarez appears to argue that the IJ legally erred by applying…

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