Covarrubias-Ramos

Covarrubias-Ramos v. Holder

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348 F. App'x 307
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 13, 2009No. 08-71067California247 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Saul Covarrubias-Ramos, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary determination that petitioner failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying-relative. 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B); Mendez-Castro v. Mukasey, 552 F.3d 975, 979 (9th Cir.2009). We also lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s discretionary denial of voluntary departure. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1229c(f), 1252(a)(2)(B)(i). Petitioner’s contentions that the IJ failed to properly consider the law and weigh all evidence of hardship do not raise a colorable due process claim. Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that petitioner did not meet the continuous physical presence requirement, because the record shows he was ordered removed in 2001, thereby interrupting his accrual of continuous physical presence in the United States. See…

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