Chaing

Chaing v. Holder

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505 F. App'x 646
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 16, 2013No. 11-73414California345 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Socheata Chaing, a native and citizen of Cambodia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for adjustment of status and finding that she had filed a frivolous asylum application. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s findings of fact and review de novo questions of law. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency properly determined that Chaing is inadmissible to the United States because she willfully misrepresented that she was a member of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters in her asylum application and before the asylum officer to obtain an immigration benefit. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(C)(i).

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary decision to deny Cha-ing’s application for a waiver under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(i). See 8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(2)(B)(i); see also Corona-Mendez v. Holder, 593 F.3d 1143, 1146 (9th Cir. 2010) (no court has jurisdiction to review any discretionary judgment…

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