Sermeno-Rodriguez
Sermeno-Rodriguez v. Holder
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gerson Sigfredo Sermeno-Rodriguez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 1159, 1163 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Sermeno-Rodriguez’s contention that his conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of California Health & Safety Code section 11364 is not a violation of a law “relating to a controlled substance” for immigration purposes is foreclosed by Estrada v. Holder, 560 F.3d 1039, 1042 (9th Cir.2009).
Sermeno-Rodriguez failed to exhaust his contention regarding the excep *252 tion to 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B)(i) for a “single offense involving possession for one’s own use of thirty grams or less of marijuana.” See Serrano v. Gonzales, 469 F.3d 1317, 1319 (9th Cir.2006) (no jurisdiction over issues raised for the first time on appeal to this court).