Sanchez-Corea

Sanchez-Corea v. Mukasey

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309 F. App'x 162
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 20, 2009No. 05-72098California459 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gladis Sanchez-Corea, and her two children, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals order summarily affirming their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). To the extent we have jurisdiction it is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review credibility findings for substantial evidence, Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004), and denials of a motion to continue proceedings for abuse of discretion, Nakamoto v. Ashcroft, 363 F.3d 874 , 883 n. 6 (9th Cir.2004). We dismiss in part, deny in part and grant in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review Sanchez-Corea’s due process claims that the IJ exhibited bias and did not evaluate all the evidence in the record because she failed to raise these claims before the agency. See Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 780 (9th Cir.2001).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on discrepancies between Sanchezs Corea’s border interview and her subsequent testimony regarding the reason she fled Ecuador and her subjective…

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