Rios

Rios v. Gonzales

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221 F. App'x 587
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 23, 2007No. 04-76575California297 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Rogelio Medrano Rios, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law. Sinotes-Cruz v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 1190, 1194 (9th Cir.2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Rios contends that the IJ erred in finding him inadmissible based on the conviction records submitted by the government. As an arriving alien, Rios bore the burden of proving his admissibility, and failed to do so. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(2); Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 590-591 (9th Cir.2005). In any event, the IJ properly admitted the conviction records as they were certified by the state court and met standard authentication procedures. See Sinotes-Cruz, 468 F.3d at 1196-97 *588 (electronically transmitted records properly admitted even when not in compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(3)(C) because § 1229a(c)(3)(C) establishes when records must be admitted, but does not set up minimum requirements for admission).

Because the IJ did not…

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