Maravilla-Alvarez

Maravilla-Alvarez v. Gonzales

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225 F. App'x 505
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 15, 2007No. 05-71126California268 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Jose Maravilla-Alvarez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for lawful permanent resident cancellation of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny the petition for review in part and dismiss it in part.

Reviewing de novo, Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586, 591 (9th Cir.2005), we conclude that the government met its burden of demonstrating that Maravilla-Alva-rez is inadmissible pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(C)(ii)(I), for falsely representing himself to be an American citizen in order to gain admission. In light of this determination, we need not reach Maravil-la-Alvarez’s contentions regarding the other grounds of inadmissibility.

The IJ denied Maravilla-Alvarez’s cancellation of removal application in the exercise of his discretion. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)(i), we lack jurisdiction to review this determination. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 890 (9th Cir.2003) (‘We [have] interpreted (B)(i) to encompass all…

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