Estupinan-Guerrero

Estupinan-Guerrero v. Holder

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323 F. App'x 555
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 21, 2009Nos. 06-75520, 07-72060California441 words

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*556 MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions, Arnulfo Estupinan-Guerrero and Maria Rosaura Cano De Estupinan, spouses and natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their applications for cancellation of removal (No. 06-75520), and the BIA’s order denying their motion to reopen (No. 07-72060). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo due process claims. Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). In No. 06-75520, we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review. In No. 07-72060, we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary determination that petitioners failed to show the requisite hardship to a qualifying relative. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005).

Contrary to petitioners’ contention, the agency’s interpretation of the hardship standard falls within the broad range authorized by the statute. See Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 1001, 1004-06 (9th Cir.2003).

Petitioners contend that the agency…

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