Jimenez-Godinez

Jimenez-Godinez v. Gonzales

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231 F. App'x 547
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 30, 2007No. 06-72714California199 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Victor Hugo Jimenez-Godinez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings, see Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir.2001), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the IJ’s discretionary determination that JimenezGodinez 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 are not persuaded that JimenezGodinez’s removal results in the deprivation of his children’s rights. See Cabrera-Alvarez v. Gonzales, 423 F.3d 1006, 1012-13 (9th Cir.2005).

*548 Contrary to Jimenez-Godinez’s contention, the IJ’s interpretation of the hardship standard falls within the broad range authorized by the statute. See Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 1001, 1006 (9th Cir.2003). Jimenez-Godinez’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

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