Moran Tapia v. Gonzales

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s order denying petitioners’ applications for cancellation of removal.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Clerk shall amend the docket to reflect this status.

We have reviewed the response to the court’s March 15, 2007 order to show cause, and we conclude that petitioner Fla-via Margarita Moran Tapia, A97-361-235, has failed to raise a colorable constitutional or legal claim to invoke our jurisdiction over this petition for review. See Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, the court sua sponte dismisses this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction with respect to petitioner Moran Tapia. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)(i); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir.2003); Montero-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 277 F.3d 1137,1144 (9th Cir.2002).

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that petitioners Mayte Berenice Ramirez Moran, A97-361-236, Jesus Ramirez Moran, A97-361-237, and Jonathan Ramirez Moran, A97-361-238, presented no evidence that they had a qualifying…