Arredondo

Arredondo v. Holder

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312 F. App'x 994
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 25, 2009No. 07-73034California236 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Alma M. Arredondo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding her removable for participating in alien smuggling. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Urzua Covarrubias v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 742, 744 (9th Cir.2007), we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

*996 In light of the Record of Sworn Statement and Petitioner’s subsequent testimony at her hearing, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Petitioner knew that the two children she attempted to drive across the border did-not have documentation to enter the United States legally. See id. at 748-49 (substantial evidence supported determination that petitioner knowingly aided alien’s illegal entry into the United States).

Petitioner failed to argue in her brief to the BIA that the IJ’s reliance on government forms violated due process. We therefore lack jurisdiction to consider Petitioner’s claim because she failed to exhaust administrative remedies. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678…

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