Hermosillo

Hermosillo v. Holder

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328 F. App'x 544
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 6, 2009Nos. 06-72142, 07-73373California371 words

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*545 MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions for review, Juan Ramon Gonzalez Hermosillo and Rosaura Flores Vasquez (“the lead petitioners”), and their daughter, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) orders summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of the lead petitioners’ applications for cancellation of removal and denying petitioners’ motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, and review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part both petitions for review.

Contrary to petitioners’ contention, the IJ’s application of the hardship standard falls within the broad range authorized by statute. See Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 1001, 1004 (9th Cir.2003). Petitioners’ contention that the IJ “penalized” the lead petitioners’ son for being talented is not supported by the record.

We lack jurisdiction to review the IJ’s discretionary determination that the lead petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See…

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