Garfias-Ceja
Garfias-Ceja v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Antonio Garfias-Ceja, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review *675 of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order and denying his motion to remand. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , Parrilla v. Gonzales, 414 F.3d 1038, 1040 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny the petition for review.
Reviewing Garfias-Ceja’s legal contention de novo, Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 591 (9th Cir.2005), we conclude that the agency properly determined that he is ineligible for cancellation of removal due to his controlled substance conviction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C) (cross-referencing 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B)(i).
We also conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Garfias-Ceja’s motion to remand. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003); see also Ortega de Robles v. INS, 58 F.3d 1355, 1358 (9th Cir.1995) (“Criminal convictions cannot be collaterally attacked in deportation proceedings.”). We note that Garfias-Ceja’s petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied by the California Supreme Court on September 21, 2005.