Ledezma-Yanez

Ledezma-Yanez v. Holder

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347 F. App'x 321
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 1, 2009No. 05-73921California286 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Lazaro Ledezma-Yanez and Elvira Tolentino-Abrego, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision pretermitting their applications for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence findings of fact, Urzua Covarrubias v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 742, 744 (9th Cir. 2007), and we review de novo due process claims, Montes-Lopez v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 1163, 1165 (9th Cir.2007). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Ledezma-Yanez was ineligible for cancellation of removal because he “provided some form of affirmative assistance” to Tolentino-Abrego’s teenage daughter to facilitate her illegal entry into the United States in 2001. Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 592 (9th Cir.2005).

To the extent Ledezma-Yanez contends that his due process rights were violated because he was not afforded an opportunity to testify regarding his role in the smuggling, we lack jurisdiction over this claim because it is not…

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