Druetta

Druetta v. Mukasey

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258 F. App'x 956
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 10, 2007No. 04-70268California301 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Javier Romero Druetta, a native and citizen of Argentina, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen to apply for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, de Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir.2004). We review de novo constitutional claims. Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Druetta’s motion to reopen because he failed to provide any evidence that his wife would suffer hardship if he were removed. See INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 104 , 108 S.Ct. 904 , 99 L.Ed.2d 90 (1988) (BIA may deny motion to reopen if alien has not established prima facie eligibility for relief); 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(D) (requiring alien to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative for cancellation of removal relief). It follows that Druetta has not established a due process violation. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (“To prevail on a due process challenge ... [a…

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