Hernandez-Contreras
Hernandez-Contreras v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Juan Hernandez-Contreras seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for cancellation of removal. We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings. See Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary determination that Hernandez-Contreras failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 890 (9th Cir.2003).
We also lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary determination that Hernandez-Contreras failed to establish good moral character. See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1997).
Hernandez-Contreras contends the IJ failed to act as a neutral fact finder and denied Hernandez-Contreras a full and fair hearing. Contrary to Hernandez-Contreras’ contention, the proceedings were not “so fundamentally unfair that [he] was prevented from reasonably presenting [his] case.” Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000) (citation…