Bolanos-Garzon

Bolanos-Garzon v. Gonzales

Good Law
229 F. App'x 668
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 27, 2007No. 05-75614California267 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Manuel Bolanos-Garzon seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s order denying Bolanos-Garzon’s application for cancellation of removal and denying his motion to remand. We dismiss the petition for review.

The new evidence Bolanos-Garzon presented with his motion to remand concerned the same basic hardship grounds as his application for cancellation of removal. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 602-603 (9th Cir.2006). We therefore lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary determination that the evidence was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of hardship. See id. at 601 (holding that if “the BIA determines that a motion to reopen proceedings in which there has already been an unreviewable discretionary determination concerning a statutory prerequisite to relief does not make out a prima facie case for that relief,” 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)® bars this court from revisiting the merits); see also Ramirez-Alejandre v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 365, 382 (9th Cir.2003) (motions to remand are treated like motions to reopen).

Bolanos-Garzon’s contention that the BIA violated his due process…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.