Villegas

Villegas v. Mukasey

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255 F. App'x 235
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 21, 2007No. 05-76172California241 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Antonio Barajas Villegas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order upholding an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the agency’s continuous physical *236 presence determination for substantial evidence. See Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir.2006). We grant the petition for review and remand.

An intervening change in the law requires us to remand on the issue of continuous physical presence. In Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 619 (9th Cir.2006), we held that voluntary departure under threat of deportation breaks the accrual of continuous physical presence only where the alien is informed of and accepts the terms of the departure. Barajas Ville-gas credibly testified that he did not understand the documents he signed. The record contains a signed Request for Disposition form (stating that Barajas Villegas was giving up his right to a hearing before an IJ, his right to apply for relief, and agreeing to return to Mexico) that was provided in English only and Barajas…

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