Eddy Lester-Walker v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Eddy Arnoldo Lester-Walker, a native and citizen of Costa Rica, petitions pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo whether a conviction constitutes an aggravated felony. Ramirez-Villalpando v. Holder, 645 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA correctly concluded that Lester-Walker’s convictions under California Penal Code § 666 for petty theft with pri- or convictions constitute convictions for aggravated-felony theft offenses under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(G) that bar him from eligibility for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3); see also Ramirez-Villalpando, 645 F.3d at 1039 (“[W]e have defined generic theft as ‘a taking of property or an exercise of control over property without consent with the criminal intent to deprive the owner of rights and benefits of ownership, even if such deprivation is less than total or permanent.’ ” (citation omitted)); United States v. Rivera, 658 F.3d 1073, 1076 (9th Cir.2011)…