Rodriguez

Rodriguez v. Gonzales

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229 F. App'x 561
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 24, 2007No. 05-71148California283 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Rafael Lezama Rodriguez, his wife Amalia Baltazar, and their two children, seek *562 review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding an immigration judge’s order denying their applications 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 the petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir.2003).

We do not consider the petitioners’ contentions regarding physical presence and moral character because their failure to establish hardship is dispositive. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 889 (9th Cir.2003) (noting that an applicant must establish continuous physical presence, good moral character and hardship to a qualifying relative to be eligible for relief).

The petitioners’ equal protection challenge to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act…

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