Arce

Arce v. Gonzales

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223 F. App'x 615
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 28, 2007No. 05-70941California243 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Cayo Marcial Arce and his wife, Joanhana Arce, natives and citizens of Peru, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from the Immigration Judge’s order denying their applications for cancellation of removal, and denying their motion to remand. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to remand for abuse of discretion, Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir. 2005), and review findings of fact regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for substantial evidence, Lin v. Ashcroft, 377 F.3d 1014, 1024 (9th Cir.2004). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to consider the Arces’ challenge to the agency’s discretionary determination that they failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 891-92 (9th Cir.2003) (interpreting jurisdictional bar of 8 U.S.C. § 1262 (a)(2)(B)©).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the performance by prior counsel did not result in prejudice to the Arces, and thus…

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