Gonzalez

Gonzalez v. Gonzales

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207 F. App'x 807
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 15, 2006No. 05-74647California342 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Martina Escobedo Gonzalez, her husband Jose Dolores Gonzalez Airada and *809 their son, Jose G. Gonzalez Escobedo, all natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) and cancellation of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, see Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 847, 850-51 (9th Cir.2004), we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the petitioners’ contention that the IJ erred when he denied their applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under CAT because they failed to raise those issues before the BIA and thereby failed to exhaust their administrative remedies. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004) (explaining that this court lacks jurisdiction to review contentions not raised before the agency).

We also lack jurisdiction to review the petitioners’ challenge…

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